Avian Influenza Testing in Wild Birds - 2012 Quarter 1

The dataset provides a list of the wild birds identified and submitted under both passive and active (targeted) surveillance programmes in Great Britain for testing for Avian Influenza by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). The main emphasis in the surveillance programmes is on patrols of designated reserves by skilled wild bird ecologists and wardens to locate “found dead” wild birds, including “mass mortality incidents”. These Warden Patrols continue all-year-round, and are also seasonally targeted in the winter and spring periods (October to March) each year. Members of the public are also asked to remain vigilant for mass bird mortality incidents occurring in any location in GB and report these to the Defra Helpline. The criteria for a “mass mortality incident” are five or more wild birds of any species at any location in England, Scotland and Wales. The dataset contains information on the identity of the bird, the date, location and which samples were taken from those birds and their test results. 
Please Note: The location represents a 10km x 10km square in which the bird was found.  Location data is provided by the submitter and is not verified and, if no location information is available, the location of the testing laboratory may be used.
For further information and explanations of the data included in this dataset, please see the data dictionary available for download alongside this dataset. Attribution statement: ©Crown Copyright, APHA 2016

本数据集收录了由英国动物及植物卫生局（APHA）为检测禽流感而识别并提交的野生鸟类名单，这些鸟类是通过被动监测和主动（针对性）监测项目提交的。监测项目主要聚焦于由专业野生动物生态学家和巡查员执行的指定保护区巡逻，以寻找“发现死亡”的野生鸟类，包括“大规模死亡事件”。这些巡查活动全年进行，并在每年的冬季和春季（十月至三月）进行季节性针对性巡逻。同时，也鼓励公众保持警惕，对于在英国任何地点发生的鸟类大规模死亡事件，应向英国环境、食品与乡村事务部（Defra）的紧急热线进行报告。所谓“大规模死亡事件”是指英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士任何地点发现五种或五种以上任何物种的野生鸟类。数据集包含了关于鸟类身份、日期、地点以及从这些鸟类身上采集的样本及其测试结果的信息。请注意：位置信息代表发现鸟类的10公里×10公里正方形区域。位置数据由提交者提供，未经验证；若无位置信息，则可能使用检测实验室的位置。有关本数据集中包含数据的进一步信息和解释，请参阅随数据集一同提供的下载数据字典。版权声明：©皇家版权，APHA 2016