Livestock Rabies Cost Data for Two Study Years (2017/8 to 2018/9)

Costs associated with livestock rabies over the two study years from 2017/8 to 2018/9. The dataset, authored by Tewodros Birhan Engida, is a 5.5 KB Excel file published on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license. It was last updated on April 20, 2026.

Use Cases

• Estimate the economic burden of rabies on livestock production based on the cost data.
• Conduct cost-benefit analyses for rabies intervention programs in agricultural settings.
• Model financial losses in the livestock sector due to zoonotic diseases.
• Benchmark veterinary disease costs for comparative economic studies.

Strengths

• Data covers two specific study years (2017/8 to 2018/9), providing a defined temporal scope.
• Dataset is openly available under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.
• Small file size (5.5 KB) allows for quick download and inspection.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Likely compiled from study records or surveys, as suggested by the title.

Time Range

2017/8 to 2018/9

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 17:50:40; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Geographic scope is not specified in the provided metadata.