Using exceedance probabilities to detect anomalies in routinely recorded animal health data, with particular reference to foot-and-mouth disease in Viet Nam.

•Exceedance probabilities used to identify data anomalies.•Case study on foot-and-mouth disease in Viet Nam presented.•Exceedance probabilities applied to random effects in hierarchical statistical model.•Unexpectedly low levels of disease found in provinces on cattle movement pathways.