H5N1 Outbreak Animal Mortality Counts from Punta San Juan, Peru, 2022-2023

Daily counts of dead or dying animals were collected during a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 outbreak at the Punta San Juan reserve in Peru. The dataset, authored by Susana Cárdenas-Alayza, covers observations from November 23, 2022, through May 31, 2023. It includes counts for eight species, including birds and marine mammals.

Use Cases

• Modeling H5N1 outbreak progression based on daily mortality counts.
• Analyzing species-specific mortality patterns during the outbreak.
• Correlating mortality events with temporal variables like month and day.

Strengths

• Data collection occurred daily over a defined 6-month period from November 2022 to May 2023.
• Includes counts for eight distinct species, enabling multi-species analysis.
• Released under a CC-BY-4.0 license, allowing for broad reuse.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small at 48.8 KB, indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

figshare, derived from a Dryad repository (DOI: 10.5061/dryad.8w9ghx42r).

Collection Method

Daily visual surveillance on foot using binoculars and digital cameras.

Time Range

November 23, 2022 to May 31, 2023.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 10:13:08; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Punta San Juan reserve, coast of Peru.