Foot and Mouth Disease 2001 County Risk Status Map

A Foot and Mouth Disease risk assessment map from the 2001-2002 outbreak, showing high risk, at risk, and FMD free counties. The map is attributed to Crown Copyright and the Animal and Plant Health Agency from 2016. The data is provided as a JPEG image file.

Use Cases

• Visualize historical disease risk zones based on the county-level status classification.
• Analyze the geographic spread of the 2001-2002 FMD outbreak based on the risk map.
• Support retrospective epidemiological modeling based on the documented risk areas.
• Compare administrative county boundaries with disease status during a major outbreak.

Strengths

• Map provides a clear visual classification of counties into three risk categories.
• Data originates from a government agency (APHA), suggesting an official source.

Limitations

• Row count and column definitions are unknown, limiting programmatic analysis.
• The data is a static image (JPEG), not a structured geospatial format like GeoJSON or Shapefile.
• Last update date is unknown; the map reflects a historical snapshot.

Provenance

Source

Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), Crown Copyright.

Collection Method

Likely produced by government veterinary agencies for risk assessment and communication.

Time Range

2001-2002 outbreak, map attribution dated 2016.

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown; the map is from a 2001-2002 outbreak and attributed to 2016.

Geography

Counties within the United Kingdom (inferred from Crown Copyright and FMD outbreak context).