Description of dataset

Contact: cqh5447@psu.edu

Manuscripts: 1. Herzog et al. Pastoral production is associated with increased peste des petits ruminants seroprevalence in northern Tanzania across sheep, goats and cattle 2. Herzog et al. Identifying age cohorts responsible for Peste des petits ruminants virus transmission among sheep, goats, and cattle in northern Tanzania.

Filename: herzog2019_pprvdatashare_anon.csv

Data dictionary:
sample barcode: Anonymised individual sample ID
village_lup: Anonymised village ID
cELISAstatus: Qualitative result from ELISA test (POS = positive; NEG = negative)
specieslup = Individual animal species
sex_mod = Individual animal sex (F = female; M = male)
age_mod3 = Individual animal age based on dentition (1 = temporary teeth; 2 = One pair of adult incisors; 3 = Two pairs of adult incisors; 4 = Three pairs of adult incisors; 5 = Four pairs of adult incisors; 7 = Four pairs of adult incisors with signs of wear)
species_mod = Individual animal species (C = cattle; G = goat; S = sheep)
seropos = Individual animal serostatus (0 = negative; 1 = positive)
manag_type = Village-level livestock production system (P = pastoral; AP = agro-pastoral)
link_breed = Individual animal breed