Negated Notifiable Disease Investigations in Scotland for 2014

Negated exotic notifiable disease investigations in Scotland during 2014, formatted in two sections detailing the source of suspicion. The dataset is provided by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) under Crown Copyright. A supplementary document titled 'NDI Cases - Additional Information' offers further data explanations.

Use Cases

• Analyze patterns of disease suspicion reporting based on the described clinical suspicion and lab result categories.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of exotic disease surveillance programs based on the count of negated investigations.
• Study the workflow and outcomes of notifiable disease investigations as described by the Chief Veterinary Officer (Scotland) negation process.

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific year (2014) and geography (Scotland), providing temporal and spatial clarity.
• Data is structured into two distinct sections, as described, separating clinical suspicion from lab result origins.
• Includes a supplementary information document for detailed data explanations.

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), via Government Digital Service.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official veterinary investigation records following legal reporting obligations.

Time Range

2014

Freshness

Data is from 2014; last update date is unknown.

Geography

Scotland, United Kingdom