Exotic Notifiable Disease Report Case Resolution Vocabulary from APHA

A codelist from the UK's Animal and Plant Health Agency defining the reasons for resolving investigations into exotic notifiable diseases. The vocabulary includes categories such as 'Negated on Clinical', 'Confirmed on Lab', and 'Slaughtered', with specific definitions for cases involving Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA). Attribution is Crown Copyright, APHA 2016.

Use Cases

• Classifying the outcomes of exotic disease investigations based on the defined resolution codes.
• Standardizing data entry for animal disease report cases based on the provided vocabulary.
• Analyzing trends in how suspected exotic disease cases are resolved (e.g., negated vs. confirmed) based on the codelist categories.

Strengths

• Provides explicit definitions for each resolution code, reducing ambiguity.
• Includes specific codes for Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA) cases, indicating specialized coverage.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), United Kingdom.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official disease investigation procedures.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

United Kingdom (Great Britain).