Avian Influenza Testing in Wild Birds - 2014 Quarter 3

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植物卫生局（APHA）进行禽流感检测的野生鸟类名单，这些鸟类通过被动和主动（针对性）监测项目被识别并提交。监测项目的主要焦点在于由经验丰富的野生动物生态学家和巡查员对指定保护区进行巡检，以发现“自然死亡”的野生鸟类，包括“大规模死亡事件”。这些巡查员全年持续进行巡查，并在每年的冬季和春季（10月至3月）进行季节性重点监测。同时，也呼吁公众保持警惕，对于在英国任何地点发生的鸟类大规模死亡事件，应及时向英国环境、食品与乡村事务部（Defra）的热线电话报告。大规模死亡事件的判定标准为英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士任何地点的五种或五种以上不同物种的野生鸟类。数据集包含有关鸟类身份、日期、地点以及从这些鸟类中采集的样本及其检测结果的信息。请注意：地点代表一个10公里x10公里的正方形区域，鸟类在此区域被发现。位置信息由提交者提供，未经核实；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更多信息及解释，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