Foot and Mouth Disease 2001 Daily Maps for Great Britain, Week of 14 May

Daily maps from the week commencing 14 May 2001 showing the spread of Foot and Mouth Disease in Great Britain. The maps visualize the number of confirmed cases and suspected premises within each infected area. The data was produced by the UK's Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) and is provided by the Government Digital Service.

Use Cases

• Visualizing the spatial progression of a major animal disease outbreak based on the daily maps.
• Analyzing the correlation between confirmed cases and suspected premises within infected areas as shown on the maps.
• Creating timelines or case studies of the 2001 FMD epidemic in Great Britain based on the weekly snapshot.

Strengths

• Maps provide a specific temporal snapshot for the week of 14 May 2001.
• Data is sourced from the authoritative UK government agency APHA.
• Covers both confirmed disease cases and suspected premises, suggesting a multi-faceted view.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), UK Government

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official veterinary reports and surveillance data.

Time Range

Week commencing 14 May 2001

Freshness

Historical data from 2001; recency is not applicable.

Geography

Great Britain (GB)