Fun with data

Interesting post (a little old now):

OIE launches global animal health database

By Tom Johnston on 1/16/2007 for Meatingplace.com

The World Animal Health Organization has announced that the World Animal Health Information Database, a global animal diseases tracking system, is now available. To access the system, click here. A complement to OIE's World Animal Health Information System launched in April 2006, the new database, commonly referred to as WAHID, provides all available data on animal diseases per country, region, month and year. The compilation also includes, among other things, animal population by country, epidemiological events maps, global animal diseases distribution maps and comparative disease status between countries. "WAHID is designed to provide high quality animal diseases information to all stakeholders including veterinary services, international organizations, trading partners, academics, the media and the larger public," said Dr. Karim Ben Jebara, head of the OIE Animal Health Information Department. "All can access and monitor with us the evolution of animal diseases in one or several countries or regions of the world." The new online interface will permanently replace Handistatus II, which compiles data from 1996 to 2004.

This sounds like a fun toy; I can't wait to play with it. Oh, wait, it's supposed to be used for good!