Sheep Fascioliasis Spatial Analysis in Southern Peruvian Highlands

This dataset supports a manuscript on the spatial analysis of sheep fascioliasis in rural communities. The data originates from the Southern Highlands of Peru, with precise geospatial coordinates removed to comply with health information privacy rules. The author is Melinda Tanabe, and the dataset was last updated in February 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze disease prevalence patterns in the Southern Highlands of Peru using aggregated spatial data.
• Study the environmental or community-level factors associated with Fasciola infection in sheep.
• Support public health research on parasitic diseases in the Medicine, Health, and Life Sciences domain.

Strengths

• Dataset is associated with a formal manuscript, indicating a research context.
• Last updated in February 2026, suggesting recent maintenance.
• Covers a specific geographic region: the Southern Highlands of Peru.

Limitations

• Precise geospatial coordinates have been removed, limiting detailed spatial analysis.
• Key structural details like row count, column names, and file formats are unknown.
• The scope of data (e.g., number of communities, time period) is unspecified.

Provenance

Source

Harvard Dataverse, author Melinda Tanabe.

Collection Method

Database related to a manuscript; specific collection method unknown.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-02-06.

Geography

Rural communities of the Southern Highlands of Peru.