This codebook.txt file was generated on <20181207> by ------------------- GENERAL INFORMATION ------------------- 1. Title of Dataset : Comparison of spatiotemporal patterns of historic natural Anthrax outbreaks in Minnesota and Kazakhstan 2. Author Information: Kaushi ST Kanankege1*, Sarsenbay K Abdrakhmanov2, Julio Alvarez3, Linda Glaser4, Jeffrey B Bender5, Yersyn Y Mukhanbetkaliyev2, Fedor I Korennoy6, Ablaikhan S Kadyrov2, Aruzhan S Abdrakhmanova2, Andres M Perez1 1Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota. St. Paul, MN, USA. 2S. Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University, Astana, Kazakhstan. 3Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET) and Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain 4Minnesota Board of Animal Health, St. Paul, MN USA. 5Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, MN, USA. 6FGBI Federal Center for Animal Health, mkr. Yurevets, Vladimir, Russia. Principal Investigator Contact Information Name: Andres Perez Institution: Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota Address:136 Andrew Boss Laboratory, 1354 Eckles Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108 Email: aperez@umn.edu Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name: Jeffery Bender Institution: Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota Address: Envrn Health Sciences, 1214 Mayo Building, 420 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0341 Email:bende002@umn.edu Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name:Sarsenbay K Abdrakhmanov Institution:S. Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University, Astana, Kazakhstan. Address:Zhengis Ave 62, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan Email:s_abdrakhmanov@mail.ru 3. Date of data collection (single date, range, approximate date) : Range from 1912-2014 for Minneosta and 1933-2014 for Kazakhstan 4. Geographic location of data collection (where was data collected?): Minnesota, USA and Republic of Kazakhstan 5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: This study was funded in part by: 1) the Minnesota Discovery, Research, and Innovation Economy (MnDRIVE) program of the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) of the University of Minnesota and 2) Scientific Thematic “Zonification of Kazakhstan according to biosecurity categories with regard to dangerous infectious animal diseases” under the Program #249 of funding scientific researches in agro-industry and environmental management by the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan. -------------------------- SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: N/A (public domain) 2. Links to publications that cite or use the data: Manuscript under review in PLOS One (2018) Kaushi ST Kanankege, Sarsenbay K Abdrakhmanov, Julio Alvarez, Linda Glaser, Jeffrey B Bender, Yersyn Y Mukhanbetkaliyev, Fedor I Korennoy, Ablaikhan S Kadyrov, Aruzhan S Abdrakhmanova, Andres M Perez. Comparison of spatiotemporal patterns of historic animal Anthrax outbreaks in Minnesota and Kazakhstan. (In review. PLOS One, 2018) 3. Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: N/A 4. Links/relationships to ancillary data sets: N/A 5. Was data derived from another source? If yes, list source(s): A. In Minnesota, 289 animal Anthrax cases reported between 19112 and 2014 to the Minnesota Board of Animal Health were used in the analysis. B. For the Republic of Kazakhstan, laboratory confirmed Anthrax cases reported by the Cadastral register of stationary unfavorable foci on Anthrax between 1933 and 2014 (n=3,997) were analyzed. 6. Recommended citation for the data: Kanankege, Kaushi; Abdrakhmanov, Sarsenbay; Glaser, Linda; Bender, Jeffery; Korennoy, Fedor; Perez, Andres. (2018). Comparison of spatiotemporal patterns of historic natural Anthrax outbreaks in Minnesota and Kazakhstan. Retrieved from the Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, http://hdl.handle.net/11299/201242. --------------------- DATA & FILE OVERVIEW --------------------- 1. File List A. Filename: 2018_Anthrax_Data_Minnesota.csv Short description: Animal Anthrax data summarised by county by year (1933-2014) in Minnesota, USA Laboratory diagnosed (n=233) and suspected cases (n=56) animal Anthrax cases recorded by Minnesota Board of Animal Health between 1912 and 2014 B. Filename: 2018_Anthrax_Data_Kazakhstan.csv Short description: Animal Anthrax data summarised by oblast by year (1933-2014) in Kazakhstan Laboratory diagnosed (n=3,997) animal Anthrax cases recorded by Cadastral register of stationary unfavorable foci on Anthrax between 1933 and 2014 2. Relationship between files: We compared the spatiotemporal patterns of historic animal Anthrax records in two endemic areas, located at northern latitudes in the western and eastern hemispheres. Our goal was to compare the spatiotemporal patterns in Anthrax progression, intensity, direction, and recurrence (disease hot spots), in relation to epidemiological factors and potential trigger events. -------------------------- METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: We compared the spatiotemporal patterns of historic animal Anthrax records in Minnesota and Kazakhstan. In Minnesota, 289 animal Anthrax cases reported between 1912 and 2014 to the Minnesota Board of Animal Health were used in the analysis. For events occurred between 1920 and 1999 the geographical coordinates were obtained using historic aerial images whereas, for those cases that occurred after 2000, coordinates were recorded during site visits. For the Republic of Kazakhstan, laboratory confirmed Anthrax cases reported by the Cadastral register of stationary unfavorable foci on Anthrax between 1933 and 2014 (n=3,997) were analyzed. Because of the sensitivity of providing the actual geographical locations/coordinates, these data on reported Anthrax cases were summarized by administrative unit, by year. The administrative units were Minnesota counties and districts of Kazakhstan. This repository contains two separate CSV sheets summarizing the data accordingly. 2. Methods for processing the data: Anthrax cases are summerised by administrative divisions of each location 3. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: a. Minnesota Board of Animal Health, b. Cadastral register of stationary unfavorable foci of Kazakhstan ----------------------------------------- DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: [FILENAME] ----------------------------------------- 1. Number of variables: 4 2. Number of cases/rows: Minnesota (n=87) and Kazakhstan (n= 162) 3. Missing data codes: N/A (Anthrax is a reportable disease in both the locations. Laboratory diagnosed/suspected Anthrax cases are recorded. No record for a year or location indicates no known cases.) 4. Variable List 1. Administrative division ID 2. Administrative division name 3. Year 4. Number of cases