Surveillance Optimization Project for Chronic Wasting Disease dataset for Ontario, Canada, 2017-2020

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Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Abstract

This dataset contains four files containing data from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry shared with the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab (CWHL) at Cornell University for the purpose of the Surveillance Optimization Project for Chronic Wasting Disease (SOP4CWD). Professionals at the source facility have provided written permission for professionals at the CWHL to post this open data to this persistent eCommons repository. OMNRF_WTD_surveillance_2020.csv: This datafile constitutes records in standardized form depicting the results of chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Ontario, Canada for hunting seasons from 2017-18 to 2019-20, as completed by wildlife health diagnosticians at (or in partnership with) the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. OMNRF_WTD_harvest_2020.csv: This data constitutes the estimated total number of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) legally harvested by hunters by county in Ontario, Canada for hunting seasons from 2017-18 to 2019-20, as recorded by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. OMNRF_processors_2020.csv: This data constitutes the estimated total number taxidermists and cervid meat processors by county in Ontario, Canada for hunting season 2019-20, as recorded by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. OMNRF_cervid_facilities_2020.csv: This data constitutes the estimated total number of captive cervid facilities by county in Ontario, Canada for the year 2020, as recorded by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.

Sponsorship
The SOP4CWD project was funded by Multistate Conservation Grant Program # F21AP00722-01; Michigan Disease Initiative # RC109358; Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency; New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; and Virginia Department of Natural Resources.
Date Issued
2023-03-28
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Related Publication(s)
Guinness J, Booth JG, Hanley BJ, Them CE, Mitchell CI, Abbott RC, Hollingshead NA, Ahmed MS, Walsh DP, Walter WD, Jennelle CS, Hodel FH, Christensen SA, Ballard JR, Riggs AJ, Middaugh CR, Cunningham M, Clemons B, Sayler K, Killmaster CH, Harms TM, Ruden RM, Caudell J, Westrich MB, McCallen E, Casey C, O’Brien LM, Trudeau JK, Straka K, Stewart C, Carstensen M, McKinley WT, Hynes KP, Ableman A, Miller LA, Cook M, Meyers R, Shaw J, Tonkovich MJ, Nituch L, DiSalvo AR, Fleegle JT, Rosenberry CS, Kelly JD, Grove DM, Kirchgessner MS, Storm DJ, & Schuler KL. Risk factors for chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer using surveillance data from eastern North America. In preparation.
Them CE, CI Mitchell, NA Hollingshead, RC Abbott, BJ Hanley, MS Ahmed, JG Booth, CS Jennelle, FH Hodel, J Guinness, JR Ballard, AJ Riggs, CR Middaugh, M Cunningham, B Clemons, K Sayler, CH Killmaster, TM Harms, RM Ruden, J Caudell, MB Westrich, E McCallen, C Casey, LM O’Brien, JK Trudeau, K Straka, C Stewart, M Carstensen, WT McKinley, KP Hynes, A Ableman, LA Miller, M Cook, R Meyers, J Shaw, MJ Tonkovich, L Nituch, JD Kelly, DM Grove, DJ Storm, & KL Schuler. 2023. Surveillance benefit components for chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer [Dataset]. Cornell University Library eCommons Repository. https://doi.org/10.7298/7txw-2681
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