Foot and Mouth Disease 2001: Daily Outbreak Maps for Great Britain

Great Britain's daily maps from the 2001 Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak, showing confirmed cases and suspected premises within infected areas. The maps were produced by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) under Crown Copyright. The specific week covered begins 23 July 2001.

Use Cases

• Visualizing the spatial progression of the 2001 FMD outbreak based on daily maps.
• Analyzing the correlation between confirmed cases and suspected premises within infected areas.
• Studying historical agricultural disease management and containment strategies in the UK.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the official UK government agency (APHA).
• Provides a daily temporal view of the outbreak for a specific week.
• Covers the geographic scope of Great Britain.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is provided as static JPEG images, limiting direct quantitative analysis.

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 23 July 2001

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

Great Britain