Data item | Field name | Description | Base access level (public, consortium or restricted) | Mandatory |
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Central sample ID | central_sample_id | A unique identifier to refer to the sample within the consortium | Public | Yes |
Date of sample (collected) | collection_date | The date the sample was collected | Public | Yes (otherwise received_date) |
Date of sample (received) | received_date | The earliest date that this sample was known to be checked in to a diagnostic or sequencing laboratory | Public | No (unless collection_date is not provided) |
Country code | adm1 | The country in which the sample was collected | Public | Yes |
County | adm2 | The county within the UK in which the sample was collected | Consortium | Strongly recommended |
Sampling strategy | is_surveillance | Whether this sample was collected as part of a random surveillance strategy, or a targeted outbreak analysis | Consortium | Yes |