An all-island approach to mapping bovine tuberculosis in Ireland

Irish Veterinary Journal

SJ More²  L Stringer³  D Abernethy¹  G McGrath² 

[1] Veterinary Epidemiology Unit, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dundonald House, Belfast BT4 3SF, Northern Ireland;Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis, Veterinary Sciences Centre, UCD School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland;Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, PB 11222, Palmerston North, New Zealand

关键词: TB;    Republic of Ireland;    Northern Ireland;    mapping;    GIS;    geographic information systems;    epidemiology;    Bovine tuberculosis;   

Others  :  1149949
DOI  :  10.1186/2046-0481-62-3-192

【 摘 要 】

This study used techniques in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to explore the spatial patterns of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in the whole island of Ireland over an 11-year period. This is the first time that data pertaining to TB from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland have been collated and examined in an all-Ireland context. The analyses were based on 198, 156 point locations representing active farms with cattle in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland between the years 1996 and 2006. The results consist of a series of maps giving a visual representation of cattle populations and associated detected bTB levels on the island of Ireland over this time interval.

   

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