Confirmed Exotic Notifiable Disease Investigations in Wales, 2014

Confirmed exotic notifiable disease investigations carried out by the Animal and Plant Health Agency in Wales during 2014. The dataset is structured in two sections detailing the source of suspicion and the reason for testing. It was published by the UK Government Digital Service with Crown Copyright attributed to APHA 2016.

Use Cases

• Analyze the sources of clinical suspicion for exotic diseases based on the reporter information section.
• Study the reasons for animal testing, such as active surveillance or pre-breeding checks, based on the lab result section.
• Monitor the investigative workflow for notifiable diseases in a specific region and year.

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific geographic region (Wales) and year (2014), providing clear temporal and spatial scope.
• Includes a downloadable explanatory document ('NDI Cases - Additional Information') for context.
• Data is structured into two distinct logical sections for clinical suspicion and lab result origins.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), UK Government.

Collection Method

Investigations following reports of suspicion, including clinical investigation and laboratory testing, with confirmation by the Chief Veterinary Officer (Wales).

Time Range

2014

Freshness

Data covers a single year (2014); update frequency is unknown.

Geography

Wales, United Kingdom.