Investigations of bacterial, viral and parasitic infections in Antarctic penguins, and the development of a standardised monitoring scheme

• Other Authors: Australian Antarctic Division (isOwnedBy)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: data.gov.au
• Subjects: ADELIE PENGUIN; AGE; AMD; AVIAN ADENOVIRUS; AVIAN INFLUENZAE; BLOOD SAMPLE; CEOS; CLOACAL SWAB; COLONY LOCATION; DISEASE; EMPEROR PENGUIN; IBDV; INFECTIOUS BURSAL DISEASE VIRUS; REGION; SAMPLE; SERUM; SOUTH POLAR SKUA; SPECIES; STAGE OF BREEDING SEASON; YEAR; Amanda Bay; Antarctic; Auster; Auster Rookery; Cape Washington; Mawson Station; Terra Nova Bay; Vestfold; Vestfold Hills; Adelie penguin; Antarc*; Aptenodytes forsteri; Catharacta maccormicki; Pygoscelis adeliae; South Polar Skuas
• Online Access: https://researchdata.edu.au/investigations-bacterial-viral-monitoring-scheme/1927371; http://data.gov.au/dataset/ffef98ec-136f-4081-b52c-33c4d87bb712

This dataset contains data revealing the incidence of bacterial, viral and parasitic disease causing agents in Antarctic bird populations. Samples for disease analysis have been collected from various species of Antarctic birds during the course of ASAC project 953 and are stored at the Department of Microbiology, University of Western Australia and CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratories (AAHL). All analysis is being performed at the Department of Microbiology, University of Western Australia. A summary of samples collected and stored for each species is listed below.\n\nAdelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae): Serum (blood) and faecal (cloacal) swabs were collected from chicks and adults in the Mawson station area, the Vestfold Hills and Terra Nova Bay. Samples from approximately 1200 birds have been stored. Tissue samples have been collected from chick carcasses found in the Vestfold Hills area. Carcasses were collected on an opportunistic basis.\n\nEmperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri): Serum (blood) and faecal (cloacal) swabs were collected from chicks at Amanda Bay, Auster and Cape Washington. Tissue samples have been obtained from 20 chick carcasses collected from Auster Rookery.\n\nSouth polar skua (Catharacta maccormicki): Serum (blood) and faecal (cloacal) swabs were collected from 125 adult birds in the Vestfold Hills area.\n\nThis project has close ties with ASAC project 1336 (ASAC_1336 - South polar skuas as vectors of disease). See that metadata record for related datasets.\n\nThe fields in this dataset are:\n\nInfectious bursal disease virus\nAvian influenzae\nAvian adenovirus\nSample\nSpecies\nAge\nYear\nRegion\nColony Location\nStage of Breeding Season\nBlood Sample\nCloacal Swab\nSerum GET DATA - Download point for the data - excel spreadsheets