Avian morbidity and mortality data reported to the Wildlife Health Information Sharing Partnership - event reporting system (WHISPers) in the continental United States for events beginning on or between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Robert J. Dusek, US Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center: Madison, WI, US; Barbara Bodenstein, US Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center: Madison, WI, US; Daniel Grear, U.S. Geological Survey: Reston, VA, US; Anne Ballmann, US Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center: Madison, WI, US

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Project Citation: 

Dusek, Robert J. , Bodenstein, Barbara, Grear, Daniel, and Ballmann, Anne. Avian morbidity and mortality data reported to the Wildlife Health Information Sharing Partnership - event reporting system (WHISPers) in the continental United States for events beginning on or between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-05-29. https://doi.org/10.3886/E231302V1

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title Avian morbidity and mortality data reported to the Wildlife Health Information Sharing Partnership - event reporting system (WHISPers) in the continental United States for events beginning on or between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023
Summary:  View help for Summary Avian morbidity and mortality events reported in WHISPers that began in calendar year 2023. Events reported in WHISPers represent only those events that are reported to the USGS National Wildlife Health Center or the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Studies at the University of Georgia, or that State, Federal, and Tribal partners voluntarily report into WHISPers, not legal, and marked as “Visible to the Public”.

These data were collected to catalog the spatial, temporal and causes of free-ranging avian mortality across the United States. Data can be used to understand causes of morbidity and mortality in wild birds.
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources US Geological Survey (USGS). National Wildlife Health Center
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/data/USGS:65e25103d34e5855ff4cfb45

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms avian mortality; avian morbidity; wild bird; bird mortality; bird flu
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1/2/2023 – 12/31/2023 (January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023)
Collection Date(s):  View help for Collection Date(s) 1/1/2023 – 12/31/2023 (January 2023 to December 2023)
Universe:  View help for Universe Deaths by location and diagnosis for wild birds in the United States through 2023.
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) observational data


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