Investigations of bacterial, viral and parasitic infections in Antarctic penguins, and the development of a standardised monitoring scheme

This dataset contains data revealing the incidence of bacterial, viral and parasitic disease causing agents in Antarctic bird populations. Samples for disease analysis have been collected from various species of Antarctic birds during the course of ASAC project 953 and are stored at the Department of Microbiology, University of Western Australia and CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratories (AAHL). All analysis is being performed at the Department of Microbiology, University of Western Australia. A summary of samples collected and stored for each species is listed below.Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae): Serum (blood) and faecal (cloacal) swabs were collected from chicks and adults in the Mawson station area, the Vestfold Hills and Terra Nova Bay. Samples from approximately 1200 birds have been stored. Tissue samples have been collected from chick carcasses found in the Vestfold Hills area. Carcasses were collected on an opportunistic basis.Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri): Serum (blood) and faecal (cloacal) swabs were collected from chicks at Amanda Bay, Auster and Cape Washington. Tissue samples have been obtained from 20 chick carcasses collected from Auster Rookery.South polar skua (Catharacta maccormicki): Serum (blood) and faecal (cloacal) swabs were collected from 125 adult birds in the Vestfold Hills area.This project has close ties with ASAC project 1336 (ASAC_1336 - South polar skuas as vectors of disease). See that metadata record for related datasets.The fields in this dataset are:Infectious bursal disease virusAvian influenzaeAvian adenovirusSampleSpeciesAgeYearRegionColony LocationStage of Breeding SeasonBlood SampleCloacal SwabSerum

本数据集收录了揭示南极鸟类种群中细菌、病毒及寄生虫致病原感染情况的相关数据。用于疾病分析的样本采集自多种南极鸟类，采集工作依托ASAC项目953完成，样本现保存于西澳大学微生物学系（Department of Microbiology, University of Western Australia）以及澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织（CSIRO）澳大利亚动物健康实验室（AAHL）。所有分析工作均由西澳大学微生物学系开展。下文按鸟类物种分类列出了已采集并保存的样本概况。
阿德利企鹅（Pygoscelis adeliae）：在莫森站区域、韦斯特福尔丘陵（Vestfold Hills）以及特拉诺瓦湾采集了雏鸟与成鸟的血清（血液）及粪便（泄殖腔）拭子样本，累计保存约1200份鸟类样本。另在韦斯特福尔丘陵区域采集到雏鸟尸体的组织样本，尸体采集采用机会性采样方式。
帝企鹅（Aptenodytes forsteri）：在阿曼达湾、奥斯特（Auster）及华盛顿角采集了雏鸟的血清（血液）及粪便（泄殖腔）拭子样本；从奥斯特繁殖地采集的20份雏鸟尸体中获取了组织样本。
南极大贼鸥（Catharacta maccormicki）：在韦斯特福尔丘陵区域采集了125只成鸟的血清（血液）及粪便（泄殖腔）拭子样本。
本项目与ASAC项目1336（ASAC_1336——作为疾病传播媒介的南极大贼鸥）联系紧密，相关数据集可参阅该项目的元数据记录。
本数据集包含以下字段：传染性法氏囊病病毒、禽流感病毒、禽腺病毒、样本、物种、年龄、年份、区域、繁殖地位置、繁殖阶段、血液样本、泄殖腔拭子、血清