JP7588315B2 - Sample collection device, determination system, and control method - Google Patents

Description

This disclosure relates to a specimen collection device for collecting specimens from animals.

Conventionally, systems for observing the condition of wild birds and systems for observing the physical condition of pets based on their feces are known (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 3-191733 JP 2019-129824 A

Traditionally, measures have been taken to prevent pathogens carried by wild animals from infecting livestock and other animals. For example, various measures have been taken to prevent poultry from becoming infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza. One of these is the early detection of wild birds carrying avian influenza. It is believed that the route of infection for poultry originates from wild birds, and by early detection of wild birds carrying avian influenza that may mutate into highly pathogenic form, measures can be taken to prevent avian influenza from infecting poultry. For this reason, the Ministry of the Environment and other organizations have conducted surveys to collect fecal samples from wild birds and surveys of dead wild birds for early detection. These surveys are conducted by investigators who actually go to areas where wild birds live. In this way, investigators have traditionally gone to the site to collect samples from wild animals.

However, the conventional method described above requires investigators to go to the site to collect samples, which is time-consuming and makes it difficult to collect samples from wild animals.

This disclosure was made in consideration of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides a specimen collection device and the like that can easily collect specimens from wild animals.

A specimen collection device according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes an attraction unit for attracting wild animals to a predetermined location, and a specimen collection unit for collecting specimens from the wild animals in the predetermined location.

A determination system according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes the above-mentioned specimen collection device and an information processing device connected to the specimen collection device via a communication network, and the specimen collection device further includes a transmission unit that transmits test result information about the specimen tested by the testing unit to the information processing device, and the information processing device includes a determination unit that determines whether or not a specified range needs to be designated as a specified area based on the test result information and installation location information of the specimen collection device, and an output unit that outputs the determination result of the determination unit.

A control method according to one aspect of the present disclosure is a control method for a determination system including the above-mentioned specimen collection device and an information processing device connected to the specimen collection device via a communication network, in which the specimen collection device transmits test result information about the specimen tested by the testing unit to the information processing device, and the information processing device determines whether or not a specified range needs to be designated as a specified area based on the test result information and installation location information of the specimen collection device, and outputs a determination result.

The specimen collection device according to one aspect of the present disclosure makes it easy to collect specimens from wild animals.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a specimen collecting device according to a first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an interior view of the specimen collecting device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the specimen collecting device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the inside of the specimen collecting device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the inside of a specimen collecting device of a determination system according to the third embodiment. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a determination system according to the third embodiment. FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the operation of the determination system according to the third embodiment. FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram of an avian influenza virus early countermeasure monitoring system using the determination system according to the third embodiment.

The following describes an embodiment of the present disclosure with reference to the drawings.

However, the specimen collection device, determination system, and control method disclosed herein are not intended to be limited to the configurations shown in the embodiments and drawings described below, and also include configurations equivalent thereto.

The embodiments described below are all comprehensive or specific examples. The numerical values, shapes, materials, components, the arrangement and connection of the components, steps, and the order of steps shown in the following embodiments are merely examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the claims. In addition, each figure is not necessarily an exact illustration. In each figure, substantially identical configurations are given the same reference numerals, and duplicated explanations may be omitted or simplified.

In the following, terms indicating the relationship between elements, such as parallel and perpendicular, terms indicating the shape of an element, such as cylindrical, and numerical ranges do not only indicate the strict meaning, but also include a substantially equivalent range, for example, a difference of about a few percent.

In the following figures, the X-axis and Y-axis are mutually perpendicular axes on a horizontal plane. The Z-axis is an axis perpendicular to the horizontal plane. On the Z-axis, the positive direction represents vertically upward, and the negative direction represents vertically downward.

(Embodiment 1)
Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of a specimen collecting device 10 according to embodiment 1. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the interior of the specimen collecting device 10 according to embodiment 1. The specimen collecting device 10 will be described with reference to Figs. 1 and 2.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the specimen collection device 10 is a device for collecting specimens from wild animals. The specimen collection device 10 is also a virus sampling device for sampling viruses contained in specimens from wild animals. For example, the wild animals include wild birds 1 and wild beasts. For example, the wild beasts include wild boars. For example, the specimens include feces of wild animals, objects attached to the bodies of wild animals, and the breath of wild animals. The specimen collection device 10 mainly collects specimens from wild birds 1. The specimen collection device 10 includes an attractant unit 12 for attracting the wild birds 1, a specimen collection unit 14 for collecting feces 2 of the wild birds 1, a specimen storage unit 16 for storing the feces 2 of the wild birds 1, and a camera 18 for photographing the wild birds 1.

The attractant 12 is an attractant for attracting the wild bird 1 to a predetermined location. The attractant 12 has food 20 for the wild bird 1, a feeding platform 21 on which the food 20 is placed, and a perch 22. The food 20 is placed above the droppings receiving part 24, and attracts the wild bird 1 above the droppings receiving part 24. The feeding platform 21 is installed on the perch 22. The perch 22 is a tree on which the wild bird 1 can perch, and is placed above the droppings receiving part 24, and attracts the wild bird 1 above the droppings receiving part 24. For example, the attractant 12 may have only one of the food 20 and the perch 22. Also, for example, the food 20 may be placed on the top surface 38 of the droppings receiving part 24.

The specimen collection unit 14 is a specimen collection unit for collecting specimens from wild birds 1 in a predetermined location. The specimen collection unit 14 collects feces 2 discharged onto the feces collection unit 24 by wild birds 1 that have been attracted above the feces collection unit 24 by the attractant unit 12. In this way, the specimen collection unit 14 collects specimens from wild birds 1 that are above the feces collection unit 24. The specimen collection unit 14 has the feces collection unit 24, a collection liquid supply unit 26, a collection liquid 27, a collection port 28, a coarse impurity removal unit 30, an impurity tank 32, a filtration unit 34, and a pump 36.

The droppings receiving section 24 is installed below the perch 22 and receives the droppings 2 of the wild bird 1. The droppings receiving section 24 is approximately cylindrical and has a top surface 38. The top surface 38 has an inclined section 40 that is inclined with respect to the horizontal direction, and a horizontal section 42 that is parallel to the horizontal direction and connected to the lower end of the inclined section 40.

The recovery liquid supply unit 26 is disposed near the upper end of the inclined portion 40. The recovery liquid supply unit 26 has a recovery liquid tank 44 that stores the recovery liquid 27, and a pump (not shown) for discharging the recovery liquid 27 stored in the recovery liquid tank 44 to the outside of the recovery liquid tank 44. The recovery liquid 27 is a liquid for recovering the feces 2 on the top surface 38. The recovery liquid supply unit 26 supplies the recovery liquid 27 onto the inclined portion 40 so that the recovery liquid 27 flows in a direction A from the upper end toward the lower end of the inclined portion 40.

The collection port 28 is open at the horizontal portion 42. After a certain period of time has elapsed, during which the feces 2 discharged onto the top surface 38 does not lose its freshness, the feces 2 is mixed with the collection liquid 27 supplied by the collection liquid supply unit 26 and collected into the collection port 28. In this way, the specimen collection unit 14 mixes the collected feces 2 with a liquid. For example, the collection liquid 27 may be a phosphate buffer solution for preserving viruses contained in the feces 2, or a surfactant for efficiently cleaning the top surface 38, and can be changed according to the user's purpose. In addition, the timing of supplying the collection liquid 27 may be, for example, when the collection liquid supply unit 26 receives a signal indicating that the camera 18 has confirmed that the feces 2 is present on the top surface 38. The feces 2 collected together with the collection liquid 27 is dissolved in the collection liquid 27, sucked up by the pump 36, and transported to the coarse impurity removal unit 30.

The coarse impurity removal unit 30 removes coarse impurities contained in the recovery liquid 27 recovered from the recovery port 28. The coarse impurity removal unit 30 has a centrifuge (not shown) that performs separation using centrifugal force, and separates viruses contained in the feces 2 dissolved in the recovery liquid 27 from other unnecessary coarse impurities. Note that the method of separating impurities by the coarse impurity removal unit 30 is not limited to the centrifugal method.

The impurity tank 32 accumulates the coarse impurities separated by the coarse impurity removal unit 30, and discards the accumulated coarse impurities at the user's discretion or automatically. The recovered liquid 27 from which the coarse impurities have been removed and which contains the viruses in the feces 2 is transported to the filtration unit 34.

The filtration section 34 has a filter (not shown) that filters out impurities that could not be removed by the coarse impurity removal section 30, and removes the impurities that could not be removed by the coarse impurity removal section 30, purifying the recovered liquid 27 from which the impurities have been removed and which contains the virus.

The specimen storage unit 16 is a specimen storage unit for storing specimens collected by the specimen collection unit 14. The specimen storage unit 16 has a storage chamber 46 for storing the feces 2 collected by the specimen collection unit 14 and mixed with the collection liquid 27, and a cooling unit 48 for cooling the storage chamber 46. For example, the storage chamber 46 may store specimens that are not mixed with liquid. The collection liquid 27 containing the viruses in the feces 2 refined by the filtration unit 34 is transported to the storage chamber 46, which is adjusted to an arbitrary temperature by the cooling unit 48. Here, the obtained collection liquid 27 can be fractionated according to the user's arbitrary division such as time and volume. The fractionated collection liquid 27 containing the viruses is stored in a refrigerator, and the user can collect the collection liquid 27 containing the viruses at any time and perform a virus test while maintaining freshness. This makes it possible to test the infectivity of the virus with high accuracy, and a large number of samples can be secured. The specimen storage unit 16 may store the specimen by checking the type of the wild bird 1 that excreted the feces 2 with the camera 18.

The camera 18 is a photographing unit that photographs the wild bird 1 in a predetermined location. Specifically, the camera 18 photographs the wild bird 1 that is perched on a perch, i.e., the wild bird 1 that is above the droppings receiving section 24. For example, the camera 18 may also photograph the ceiling surface 38.

Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the sample collection device 10 according to embodiment 1. The functional configuration of the sample collection device 10 will be described with reference to Figure 3.

As shown in FIG. 3, the sample collection device 10 further includes a control unit 49 and a memory unit 50.

The control unit 49 controls the recovery liquid supply unit 26, etc., based on the image capture information from the camera 18. For example, the control unit 49 recognizes that the wild bird 1 has dropped feces 2 based on the image capture information from the camera 18, and drives the recovery liquid supply unit 26, the coarse impurity removal unit 30, and the pump 36, etc., after the wild bird 1 has dropped feces 2. Note that, for example, the control unit 49 may recognize that the wild bird 1 has dropped feces 2 based on the detection results of a sensor other than the camera 18, etc., and drive the recovery liquid supply unit 26, etc., after the wild bird 1 has dropped feces 2. Also, for example, the control unit 49 may drive the recovery liquid supply unit 26, etc., every time a predetermined period has elapsed. This allows samples to be collected and stored constantly. For example, the control unit 49 is realized by a processor, etc.

The storage unit 50 stores the image capture information from the camera 18 in association with the specimen information of the specimen stored by the specimen storage unit 16. For example, the image capture information includes information indicating the type of wild bird 1 captured by the camera 18 and/or information indicating the time the image was captured. For example, the storage unit 50 is realized by a memory or the like.

As described above, the specimen collection device 10 attracts wild birds 1 to a predetermined location using an attractant such as bait 20, collects droppings 2 from the wild birds 1 at the predetermined location, and stores the collected droppings 2 in a refrigerator or freezer. The specimen collection device 10 allows specimens from wild birds 1 to be collected at any time, and can store the specimens while maintaining their freshness.

The above describes the sample collection device 10.

The specimen collection device 10 includes an attractant unit 12 for attracting wild birds 1 to a predetermined location, and a specimen collection unit 14 for collecting specimens from wild birds 1 that are in the predetermined location.

With this, the attractant unit 12 can attract the wild bird 1 to a predetermined location, and the specimen collection unit 14 can collect specimens from the wild bird 1 at the predetermined location. Therefore, specimens can be collected from the wild bird 1 without a person having to go to the location, so specimens derived from the wild bird 1 can be easily collected. In addition, since there is no need for a person to go to the location, it is possible to prevent viruses contained in specimens derived from the wild bird 1 from infecting humans.

The attractant unit 12 also has food 20 for the wild birds 1 and a feeding tray 21 on which the food 20 is placed.

This makes it easier to attract wild birds 1, making it even easier to collect samples from wild birds 1.

The wild animals include wild birds 1, the specimens include droppings 2 of the wild birds 1, the attractant 12 has a perch 22, and the specimen collection unit 14 has a droppings receiver 24 that is installed below the perch 22 and receives the droppings of the wild birds 1.

This allows the wild bird 1 to be attracted to the perch 22 above the droppings receiving section 24, making it easy to collect the droppings 2 of the wild bird 1.

The specimen also contains feces 2 from the wild bird 1, and the specimen collection unit 14 mixes the collected feces 2 from the wild bird 1 with the liquid.

This allows the viruses contained in feces 2 to be kept fresh.

The specimen collection device 10 further includes a camera 18 that captures images of the wild bird 1 in a specified location, a specimen storage unit 16 for storing the specimen collected by the specimen collection unit 14, and a memory unit 50 that stores the photographic information captured by the camera 18 in association with the specimen information of the specimen stored by the specimen storage unit 16.

This allows the photographing information from the camera 18 to be stored in association with the specimen information of the specimen stored by the specimen storage unit 16, so that, for example, the type of wild bird 1 can be stored in association with the specimen information of the specimen collected from that wild bird 1 and stored, making it easy to determine from which type of wild bird 1 the stored specimen was collected.

(Embodiment 2)
Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing an inside view of the specimen collecting device 10a according to the second embodiment. The specimen collecting device 10a will be described with reference to Fig. 4. The specimen collecting device 10a differs from the specimen collecting device 10 mainly in that the specimen collecting device 10a includes a water tank section 53 that stores a liquid for bathing wild animals, and in that the specimen collecting device 10a includes a breath acquiring section 52 for acquiring the breath of wild animals. The following description will focus on the differences from the specimen collecting device 10.

Sample collection device 10a is a device for collecting samples from wild animals, similar to sample collection device 10 according to embodiment 1. Sample collection device 10a includes an attraction unit 12a for attracting wild animals, a sample collection unit 14a for collecting samples from wild animals, a sample storage unit 16 for storing the samples, and a camera 18 for photographing wild animals.

The attractant 12a is an attractant for attracting wild animals to a predetermined location. The attractant 12a has wild animal bait 20a. The bait 20a is placed in the recovery liquid 27 stored in the water tank 53 of the specimen collection unit 14a, and attracts wild animals into the water tank 53.

The sample collection section 14a differs from the sample collection section 14 mainly in that it further includes a wall section 51 and an exhaled breath acquisition section 52.

The wall 51 is provided along the edge of the top surface 38 and protrudes upward from the edge of the top surface 38. The portion of the top surface 38 surrounded by the wall 51 stores the collection liquid 27, which is a liquid for the wild animal to bathe in. In other words, the specimen collection section 14a has a water tank section 53 that is composed of the droppings receiving section 24 and the wall 51 and stores the liquid for the wild animal to bathe in. When the wild animal immerses in the collection liquid 27 stored in the water tank section 53, specimens such as objects attached to the wild animal are collected in the collection liquid 27.

The breath acquisition unit 52 acquires the breath of a wild animal in a specified location. The breath acquisition unit 52 is disposed above the recovery liquid 27 stored in the water tank unit 53, and acquires the breath of a wild animal in the water tank unit 53. The breath acquisition unit 52 has an air suction unit 54 and an airborne particulate collection unit 55.

The air suction unit 54 sucks in air. For example, the air suction unit 54 has a fan (not shown) and a motor (not shown) that rotates the fan, and by rotating the fan, the air exhaled by the wild animal is sucked into the inside of the specimen collection device 10a. In this way, the breath acquisition unit 52 acquires the breath of the wild animal.

The airborne particulate collector 55 collects particulates in the gas and traps them in the liquid. For example, the airborne particulate collector 55 has a filter (not shown) that filters out particulates in the breath of the wild animal that are sucked in by the air suction unit 54, and immerses the filter in the liquid to trap particulates adhering to the filter in the liquid.

The specimen collection device 10a uses bait 20a to attract wild animals into the water tank 53, and then immerses the wild animals in the bathing recovery liquid 27 pooled in the water tank 53. By immersing the wild animals in the bathing recovery liquid 27, specimens such as the wild animal's feces, objects attached to the wild animal's mouth, and/or objects attached to the wild animal's body are collected into the recovery liquid 27.

The specimen collection device 10a also collects specimens such as droplets and/or droplet nuclei emitted by wild animals by sucking them into the airborne particulate collection unit 55 using the air suction unit 54, and then collects them in the liquid within the airborne particulate collection unit 55.

The specimen collected in the recovery liquid 27 for the water bath is subjected to removal of impurities as in the first embodiment and is stored in a refrigerator. In addition, the specimen collected in the liquid by the airborne particulate collector 55 is also stored in a refrigerator.

As described above, the specimen collection device 10a attracts wild animals to a specified location using attractants such as bait 20a, collects feces, objects attached to the body, and/or breath from the wild animals in the specified location, and stores the collected feces in a refrigerator or freezer. The specimen collection device 10a can collect specimens from wild animals at any time and store the specimens while maintaining their freshness.

The above describes the sample collection device 10a.

The specimen collection section 14a has a water tank section 53 that stores liquid for bathing wild animals.

This allows wild animals to be immersed in the liquid, making it easy to collect samples of objects attached to the wild animal's body.

The sample collection unit 14a also has a breath acquisition unit 52 that acquires the breath of the wild animal.

This makes it easy to collect breath samples from wild animals.

(Embodiment 3)
Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing an interior view of the specimen collecting device 10b of the determination system 100 according to embodiment 3. Fig. 6 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the determination system 100 according to embodiment 3. The determination system 100 will be described with reference to Figs. 5 and 6.

As shown in Figures 5 and 6, for example, the determination system 100 is used to realize an avian influenza virus early countermeasure monitoring system that aims to constantly sample fresh viruses originating from wild birds in order to detect highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses that infect poultry and cause great damage at an early stage. The determination system 100 includes a specimen collection device 10b and an information processing device 56.

Sample collection device 10b is a device for collecting samples from wild animals, similar to sample collection device 10a according to embodiment 2. Sample collection device 10b differs from sample collection device 10a mainly in that it further includes an inspection unit 58 and a transmission unit 60.

The inspection unit 58 is an inspection unit for performing pathogen testing on the specimen collected by the specimen collection unit 14a. As in the second embodiment, the specimen collection device 10b collects a specimen into the collection liquid 27 and separates the viruses in the specimen from impurities. A portion of the resulting collection liquid 27 containing the viruses is transported to the inspection unit 58, and the remainder is transported to the storage 46. For example, the inspection unit 58 has a substance that causes an antigen-antibody reaction with the viruses contained in the specimen, and continuously tests the collection liquid 27 containing the viruses that are sent using a detection method using the antigen-antibody reaction. In this way, the inspection unit 58 tests the specimen for pathogens by testing the specimen for viruses contained in the specimen.

The transmission unit 60 transmits test result information about the sample tested by the testing unit 58 to the information processing device 56 connected to the sample collection device 10b via a communication network. For example, the test result information includes information indicating what kind of virus was contained in the sample tested by the testing unit 58.

The information processing device 56 has a receiving unit 62, a storage unit 64, a determination unit 66, and an output unit 68. For example, the information processing device 56 is realized by a processor, a memory, etc.

The receiving unit 62 receives the test result information transmitted from the transmitting unit 60. The memory unit 64 stores installation location information indicating the installation location of the specimen collection device 10b. The determining unit 66 determines whether or not a specified range needs to be designated as a specified area based on the test result information and the installation location information. The output unit 68 outputs the determination result of the determining unit 66.

Figure 7 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the operation of the determination system 100 according to embodiment 3. Figure 8 is an image diagram of an avian influenza virus early countermeasure monitoring system using the determination system 100 according to embodiment 3. An example of the operation of the determination system 100 will be described with reference to Figures 7 and 8.

As shown in FIG. 7, the specimen collection device 10b collects specimens from wild animals (step S1) and tests the collected specimens for pathogens (step S2).

After performing a pathogen test on the collected sample, the sample collection device 10b transmits test result information on the tested sample to the information processing device 56 (step S3).

The information processing device 56 judges whether or not the specified range needs to be designated as a specified area based on the test result information and the installation location information (step S4). For example, as shown in FIG. 8, a specimen collection device 10b is installed around each of the multiple lakesides 4. The information processing device 56 acquires test result information from each of the multiple specimen collection devices 10b and judges whether or not there is a specimen collection device 10b that has collected a specimen containing a specified virus among the multiple specimen collection devices 10b. For example, the specified virus is an avian influenza virus, etc. If there is a specimen collection device 10b that has collected a specimen containing a specified virus (see the black circle in FIG. 8), the information processing device 56 judges that the specified range needs to be designated as a specified area. For example, the specified range is a range B at a specified distance from the center of the lakeside 4 near the location where the specimen collection device 10b is installed, and the specified area is a wild bird monitoring priority area, etc. On the other hand, if there is no specimen collection device 10b that has collected a specimen containing a specified virus, the information processing device 56 judges that there is no need to designate the specified area.

After determining whether or not the area needs to be designated as a specified area, the information processing device 56 outputs the determination result (step S5). For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the information processing device 56 notifies the barns 5 that exist within the range B designated as a specified area that they have been designated as a specified area.

In other words, based on the obtained test result information and installation location information of specimen collection device 10b, information is sent to livestock farmers and/or local governments within the range to designate an area of several kilometers around lakeside 4 where specimen collection device 10b is installed as a priority wild bird monitoring area. Note that, for example, information processing device 56 may comprehensively determine whether or not to designate an area as a priority wild bird monitoring area based on information such as the type of wild bird 1 and/or the health condition of wild bird 1 obtained by camera 18.

As described above, the above-mentioned determination system 100 can reduce the effort required for investigators to frequently visit the site to collect specimens such as feces and to sample the viruses contained in the specimens, making it possible to constantly, comprehensively, and more accurately detect the presence of avian influenza virus. Therefore, early detection of avian influenza virus by the above-mentioned determination system 100 can enable more focused measures to be taken to prevent infection of poultry in the surrounding area with avian influenza virus, minimizing damage caused by the avian influenza virus.

The above describes the determination system 100.

The specimen collection device 10b further includes a testing unit 58 for performing pathogen testing on the specimen collected by the specimen collection unit 14a.

This makes it possible to test whether or not a sample contains pathogens, thereby making it possible to monitor the pathogen infection status of wild animals. In addition, by conducting pathogen tests every time a sample is collected, it is possible to monitor the pathogen infection status of wild animals in real time.

The determination system 100 also includes the above-mentioned specimen collection device 10b and an information processing device 56 connected to the specimen collection device 10b via a communication network. The specimen collection device 10b further includes a transmission unit 60 that transmits test result information about the specimen tested by the testing unit 58 to the information processing device 56. The information processing device 56 includes a determination unit 66 that determines whether or not a specified area needs to be designated as a specified zone based on the test result information and installation location information of the specimen collection device 10b, and an output unit 68 that outputs the determination result of the determination unit 66.

With this, if it is determined that a specified area needs to be designated as a specified district, a message to that effect can be output. For example, if it is determined that a specified area needs to be designated as a priority wild bird monitoring area, a message to that effect can be output. This allows for rapid and accurate border control measures to be implemented within a specified area to prevent livestock and other animals from becoming infected with pathogens such as avian influenza viruses.

(Other embodiments, etc.)
In the above embodiment, the attractant 12 includes the bait 20 and the perch 22, but is not limited thereto. For example, the attractant may include an artificial bait, a substance that emits an odor that attracts wild animals, a speaker that emits a sound that attracts wild animals, a light source that emits a light that attracts wild animals, or the like.

This disclosure can be widely deployed as a device for collecting specimens from wild animals.

LIST OF SYMBOLS 10, 10a, 10b Specimen collecting device 12, 12a Attraction section 14, 14a Specimen collecting section 16 Specimen storage section 18 Camera 20, 20a Food 21 Food tray 22 Perch 24 Feces receiving section 26 Recovery liquid supply section 27 Recovery liquid 28 Collection port 30 Coarse impurity removal section 32 Impurity tank 34 Filtration section 36 Pump 38 Top surface 40 Inclined section 42 Horizontal section 44 Recovery liquid tank 46 Storage chamber 48 Cooling section 49 Control section 50, 64 Memory section 51 Wall section 52 Breath acquisition section 53 Water tank section 54 Air suction section 55 Airborne particulate collection section 56 Information processing device 58 Inspection section 60 Transmission section 62 Reception section 66 Determination unit 68 Output unit 100 Determination system

Claims (9)

An attractant for attracting wild animals to a predetermined location;
a specimen collection unit for collecting specimens from the wild animals in the predetermined location,
The wild animals include wild birds.
The sample includes feces of the wild bird,
The attractant portion has a perch,
The specimen collection unit has a droppings receiving unit that is installed under the perch and receives droppings of the wild birds.
Sample collection device. An attractant for attracting wild animals to a predetermined location;
a specimen collection unit for collecting specimens from the wild animals in the predetermined location,
the specimen includes feces of the wild animal;
The specimen collecting unit mixes the collected feces of the wild animal with a liquid.
Sample collection device. An attractant for attracting wild animals to a predetermined location;
a specimen collection unit for collecting specimens from the wild animals in the predetermined location,
The specimen collection unit has a water tank unit for storing a liquid for bathing the wild animal.
Sample collection device. An attractant for attracting wild animals to a predetermined location;
a specimen collection unit for collecting specimens from the wild animals in the predetermined location,
The specimen collection unit has a breath acquisition unit that acquires the breath of the wild animal.
Sample collection device. The attractant unit has food for the wild animals and a food tray on which the food is placed.
A specimen collecting device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 . The apparatus further includes a testing unit for performing a pathogen test on the specimen collected by the specimen collecting unit.
A specimen collecting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 . The system further includes an image capturing unit that captures an image of the wild animal in the predetermined location, a specimen storage unit that stores the specimen collected by the specimen collection unit, and a storage unit that stores image information captured by the image capturing unit and specimen information of the specimen stored by the specimen storage unit in association with each other.
A specimen collecting device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 . a specimen collection device including an attracting unit for attracting wild animals to a predetermined location, a specimen collection unit for collecting specimens from the wild animals in the predetermined location, and a testing unit for performing a pathogen test on the specimen collected by the specimen collection unit ; and an information processing device connected to the specimen collection device via a communication network;
The specimen collecting device further has a transmission unit that transmits test result information about the specimen tested by the testing unit to the information processing device,
The information processing device has a determination unit that determines whether or not a predetermined range needs to be designated as a predetermined area based on the test result information and installation location information of the specimen collecting device, and an output unit that outputs a determination result of the determination unit.
Judging system. A control method for a determination system including a specimen collection device including an attracting unit for attracting wild animals to a predetermined location, a specimen collection unit for collecting specimens from the wild animals in the predetermined location, and a testing unit for performing a pathogen test on the specimen collected by the specimen collection unit , and an information processing device connected to the specimen collection device via a communication network,
The specimen collecting device transmits test result information about the specimen tested by the testing unit to the information processing device,
The information processing device determines whether or not a predetermined range needs to be designated as a predetermined area based on the test result information and installation location information of the specimen collecting device, and outputs a determination result.
Control methods.

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