Avian Flu

This repository contains the most updated information on HPAI outbreaks in domestic poultry and captive birds and HPAI positive cases in wild birds in (i) Europe, according to official reporting sources (ADIS – Animal Disease Information System); (ii) USA, according to official reporting sources (USDA - United States Department of Agriculture); (iii) Italy, according to official reporting sources (IZSVe - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie).

Currently, the United Kingdom is not included. For further information on this country, please refer to the website for Avian Influenza (bird flu).

NEXT UPDATE

  1. Data from the United Kingdom will be added
  2. European data by species will be added

Data dictionary

The data dictionary contains information about columns/fields in the list files.

Data schema

Filename: general-situation-#.csv

Field Format Description
Confirmed date YYYY-MM-DD Date of notification
Country date String Name of the country
Lat WGS84 Latitude of the country
Long WGS84 Longitude of the country
HPAI strain String Name of the HPAI strain
WOAH Classification String Name of the species
Cases Integer Number of cases

Directory: Italy
Filename: hpai-wild-birds-#.csv (example: hpai-wild-birds-2021-2022.csv)

Field Format Description
n Integer Number of the row
ID ADIS String ADIS Reference is a unique identification code authomatically created by the EU Animal Disease Information System (Regolations (EU) 2016/429 e 2020/2002) when Competent Autority of each Member State notifies an animal disease outbreak. The actual number of outbreaks is the one indicated in the first column of the table.
Region String Name of the region
Province String Name of the province
Latitude WGS84 Latitude of the province
Longitude WGS84 Longitude of the province
No. animals Integer Number of cases
Species String Name of the species
HPAI strain String Name of the HPAI strain
Confirmation date YYYY-MM-DD Date of notification

Directory: Italy
Filename: hpai-domestic-poultry-#.csv (example: hpai-domestic-poultry-2021-2022)

Field Format Description
n Integer Number of the row
ID ADIS String ADIS Reference is a unique identification code authomatically created by the EU Animal Disease Information System (Regolations (EU) 2016/429 e 2020/2002) when Competent Autority of each Member State notifies an animal disease outbreak. The actual number of outbreaks is the one indicated in the first column of the table.
Region String Name of the region
Province String Name of the province
Latitude WGS84 Latitude of the province
Longitude WGS84 Longitude of the province
No. animals Integer Number of cases
Species String Name of the species
HPAI strain String Name of the HPAI strain
Confirmation date YYYY-MM-DD Date of notification
Extinction date YYYY-MM-DD Termination date surveillance
Measures Protection Zone in force until YYYY-MM-DD The boundaries of the protection and surveillance zones and the date on which the measures applied will be lifted, were decided according to art 21 point 2 ‘The competent authority shall adapt the boundaries of the initial restricted zone, including the boundaries of the protection, surveillance and the further restricted zones, in the case of the overlapping of two or more restricted zones due to further outbreaks of the category A disease.’, and art 39 point 1 a) and b) of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 687/2020 ‘The competent authority may lift the measures provided for in Section 1 and 2 of this Chapter only if the minimum period set out in Annex X has elapsed and the following conditions are fulfilled: (a) the preliminary cleaning and disinfection and, where relevant, control of insects and rodents, has been performed in accordance with Article 15 in the affected establishment; and (b) in all establishments keeping animals of listed species in the protection zone, animals of listed species have undergone, with favourable results, clinical and when necessary laboratory examination in accordance with Article 26.’ The amendments to these zone will be published regularly with the Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/641.
Measures Surveillance Zone in force until YYYY-MM-DD The boundaries of the protection and surveillance zones and the date on which the measures applied will be lifted, were decided according to art 21 point 2 ‘The competent authority shall adapt the boundaries of the initial restricted zone, including the boundaries of the protection, surveillance and the further restricted zones, in the case of the overlapping of two or more restricted zones due to further outbreaks of the category A disease.’, and art 39 point 1 a) and b) of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 687/2020 ‘The competent authority may lift the measures provided for in Section 1 and 2 of this Chapter only if the minimum period set out in Annex X has elapsed and the following conditions are fulfilled: (a) the preliminary cleaning and disinfection and, where relevant, control of insects and rodents, has been performed in accordance with Article 15 in the affected establishment; and (b) in all establishments keeping animals of listed species in the protection zone, animals of listed species have undergone, with favourable results, clinical and when necessary laboratory examination in accordance with Article 26.’ The amendments to these zone will be published regularly with the Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/641.

Getting the data

Direct download (CSV): https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fbranda/avian-flu/main/general-situation.csv

Python (requires pandas):

import pandas as pd
df = pd.read_csv("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fbranda/avian-flu/main/general-situation.csv")

R (requires httr):

library(httr)
df <- read.csv(text=content(GET("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fbranda/avian-flu/main/general-situation.csv")))

License and attribution

This repository and data exports are published under the CC BY 4.0 license.

Please cite as: "Francesco Branda Avian Flu (accessed on YYYY-MM-DD)"