Wildlife Mortality Database (EPIZOO) Metadata
(also available in parsable .txt file)
Metadata:
- Identification_Information:
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- Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: USGS National Wildlife Health Center
- Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
- Title: Wildlife Mortality Database (EPIZOO)
- Edition: Version 1
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: database
- Description:
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- Abstract:
- The USGS National Wildlife Health Center's (NWHC) EPIZOO database is a
long term data set that documents over 25 years of information on
epizootics (epidemics) in wildlife. EPIZOO tracks die-offs throughout the
United States and territories, primarily in migratory birds and endangered
species. Data include locations, dates, species involved, history,
population numbers, total sick and dead, and diagnostic information.
Regular data are available from 1975 to the present; some data are
available from earlier years. These data represent the most comprehensive
documentation of the geographic occurrence of diseases in free-ranging
wildlife in existence today. The data are collected from a reporting
network developed at NWHC as well as from collaborators across the North
American continent.
- Purpose:
- Natural resource managers, regulators, the scientific community and
the public sector rely on data referencing contaminants, causes of
mortality, epizootic events and disease agents to help make sound
decisions regarding disease prevention and control, ecosystem management,
habitat restoration, threatened and endangered species recovery planning
and pesticide regulation, and to determine areas for future scientific
investigation.
- Supplemental_Information:
- EPIZOO is network-based, allowing simultaneous access by multiple NWHC
users; it is not currently accessible outside the Center. However, with
appropriate approval, requests for searches of the database will be
honored by the system manager. Query and reporting capabilities are
well-developed, but interfaces to other portions of the overall NWHC
wildlife mortality information database (e.g. DIAGDATA) are still under
development. NOTE: Information in the database has been collected from
numerous qualified sources. Prior to 1980, data include some FWS and other
published accounts for a 30 year retrospective. As awareness and
cooperation have increased so have reports, which may cause the data to
appear skewed or reflect increasing mortality when such may not be the
case.
- Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Range_of_Dates/Times:
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- Beginning_Date: 19750701
- Ending_Date: Present
- Currentness_Reference: ground condition
- Status:
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- Progress: In work
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Continually
- Spatial_Domain:
- Description:
- Spatial_Domain:
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -170.333
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -52.667
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 83.167
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.5
- Keywords:
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Theme_Keyword: wildlife
- Theme_Keyword: wildlife health
- Theme_Keyword: avian
- Theme_Keyword: bird
- Theme_Keyword: mammal
- Theme_Keyword: endangerd species
- Theme_Keyword: disease
- Theme_Keyword: morbidity
- Theme_Keyword: mortality
- Theme_Keyword: epizootic
- Access_Constraints:
- Outside electronic access to the database is not yet available. Access
is limited to written requests for specific information, addressed to the
primary contact person. Some information in this datafile is part of
confidential legal cases; it may be used in pending litigation and cannot be
released.
- Use_Constraints:
- Specific use constraints will be identified/addressed at the time of the
request. Acknowledgement of NWHC is requested in products derived from this
data.
- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Kathryn A. Converse
- Contact_Organization:
- USGS National Wildlife Health Center
- Contact_Position: Wildlife Disease Specialist
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 6006 Schroeder Road
- City: Madison
- State_or_Province: WI
- Postal_Code: 53711-6223
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 608.270.2445
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 608.270.2415
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kathy_converse@usgs.gov
- Hours_of_Service:
- 8AM - 4:30PM Monday through Friday, except holidays
- Contact_Instructions:
- Please limit requests to written applications for specific data
- Data_Set_Credit:
- Dataset developed and maintained by NWHC personnel with help from
federal, state, and local agencies and private individuals.
- Native_Data_Set_Environment:
- Microsoft Access2000
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- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Attribute_Accuracy:
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- Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
- The information in EPIZOO is derived from reports from external
sources. An attempt is made to contact sources and verify information;
however, the accuracy of data in these reports cannot always be
determined. All data are then summarized and entered in a standard format.
Once the information is entered, several systems are in place to ensure
data consistancy. Also, reports are published on a quarterly basis,
allowing for external review.
- Logical_Consistency_Report:
- Database records are checked routinely to ensure data integrity.
- Completeness_Report:
- The following are included in the master database but are not published:
pending legal cases, sensitive information or incomplete cases.
- Lineage:
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- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
- There has been no statistical analysis or manipulation, other than
quality control tests, performed on these tests
- Process_Date:
- Not Complete
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- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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- Indirect_Spatial_Reference:
- FIPS codes for state and county
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- Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
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- Overview_Description:
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- Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
- The database is made up of files which contain two types of fields:
repeating and non-repeating. The repeating fields are those fields in
which more than one entry can be made. Non-repeating fields include:
tracking number, NWHC contact, date of contact, beginning and ending dates
for the mortality, region, flyway, status (open or closed) and final
mortality. Repeating fields include: contact (person(s) reporting event),
dieoff location (includes nearest town, county and state, plus latitude
and longitude. NOTE: lat/long fields have no entries to date), diagnoses,
and species involved (includes estimated populations at the event site,
known sick, known dead and estimated dead for each species involved). The
main file also contains a comment field where the history, events and
comments involved with the die-off are kept. It is important to note that
information is not always available for all fields. For example, the total
population for each species is rarely input because the information is not
available.
- Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
- Kidd, G.A. 1995. Epizootiological Database Coding Dictionary. National
Wildlife Health Center, Madison, WI. 30 pp.
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- Distribution_Information:
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- Distributor:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Kathryn A. Converse
- Contact_Organization:
- USGS National Wildlife Health Center
- Contact_Position: Wildlife Disease Specialist
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 6006 Schroeder Road
- City: Madison
- State_or_Province: WI
- Postal_Code: 53711-6223
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 608.270.2445
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 608.270.2415
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kathy_converse@usgs.gov
- Hours_of_Service:
- 8AM - 4:30PM Monday through Friday, except holidays
- Contact_Instructions:
- Please limit requests to written applications for specific data
- Resource_Description:
- These data may be referenced by the descriptor 'EPIZOO' for the
Epizootiological Database.
- Distribution_Liability:
- Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer
system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is
made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or
for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution
constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use
of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is strongly recommended
that these data are directly acquired from a U.S. Geological Survey server,
and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in
some way. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to
the contents of the metadata file associated with these data. The U.S.
Geological Survey shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of
the data described and/or contained herein.
- Standard_Order_Process:
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- Non-digital_Form:
- Information may be requested via letter or electronic mail to the
contact individual referenced above.
- Fees: None
- Ordering_Instructions:
- Written requests for specific information from the Epizootiological
Database (EPIZOO) should be addressed to the primary contact person noted
above.
- Turnaround:
- Requests for information will be processed in as timely a manner as
possible. All response times are tied to the availabilty of personnel to
process the request.
- Standard_Order_Process:
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- Digital_Form:
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- Digital_Transfer_Information:
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- Format_Name:
- MDB (Access) files on disk
- Digital_Transfer_Option:
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- Offline_Option:
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- Offline_Media: 3.5" diskette or CD
- Recording_Format: PC compatible
- Compatibility_Information:
- PC compatible computers running Windows95/98
- Fees: None
- Ordering_Instructions:
- Written requests for specific information from the epizootiological
database (EPIZOO) should be addressed to the primary contact person noted
above.
- Turnaround:
- Requests for information will be processed in as timely a manner as
possible. All response times are tied to the availability of personnel to
process the request.
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- Metadata_Reference_Information:
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- Metadata_Date: 19950801
- Metadata_Review_Date: 20031027
- Metadata_Future_Review_Date: 20040601
- Metadata_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Karen M. Cunningham
- Contact_Organization:
- USGS National Wildlife Health Center
- Contact_Position: Computer Specialist
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 6006 Schroeder Road
- City: Madison
- State_or_Province: WI
- Postal_Code: 53711-6223
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 608.270.2423
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 608.270.2415
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: karen_cunningham@usgs.gov
- Hours_of_Service:
- 8:30AM - 4:30PM Monday through Friday, except holidays
- Metadata_Standard_Name:
- Content Standard for National Biological Information Infrastructure
(NBII) Metadata
- Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
- Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
- Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
- Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
- Metadata_Security_Information:
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- Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None
- Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified
- Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: None
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