Tularemia Status in Swedish Hares 2016-2021 with Simplified Coordinates

443 dead hares found by citizens in Sweden between January 2016 and May 2021 were tested for tularemia by the Swedish Veterinary Agency. The dataset includes the year, species, tularemia status, and simplified coordinates for each hare's location. Coordinates have been generalized for biosafety reasons.

Use Cases

• Mapping tularemia prevalence based on simplified geographic coordinates.
• Analyzing temporal trends in hare infections based on the year variable.
• Comparing tularemia status between European brown hare and mountain hare species.
• Studying citizen-reported wildlife mortality data for disease surveillance.

Strengths

• Data covers 443 individual hare specimens.
• Includes a 5-year temporal range from 2016 to 2021.
• Contains explicit tularemia status (positive/negative) for each specimen.
• Provides geographic coordinates, albeit simplified, for spatial analysis.

Limitations

• Coordinates are simplified (last three digits replaced with zeroes), reducing spatial precision.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Swedish Veterinary Agency (SVA)

Collection Method

Dead hares reported by citizens were tested using PCR, immunohistochemistry, or histology.

Time Range

January 2016 to May 2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-27 07:30:58; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Sweden