AAHL | Australian Animal Health Laboratory |
ABSL-3E | animal biosecurity level 3 enhanced |
ACE2 | angiotensin I converting enzyme 2 |
AI | avian influenza |
AIDS | acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
ASF | African swine fever |
BHI | brain heart infusion |
BSL | biosafety level |
BT | Bluetongue |
C | cloacal |
CCD | colony collapse disorder |
CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
CDV | canine distemper virus |
CNISN | Chinese National Influenza-Like Illness Surveillance Network |
CoV | coronavirus |
CSIRO | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
DPP4 | dipeptidyl peptidase-4 |
DURC | dual-use research of concern |
ECE | embryonating chicken egg |
EHD | epizootic hemorrhagic disease |
EID | emerging infectious disease |
EPT | emerging pandemic threat |
FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
GALT | gut-associated lymphoid tissue |
GISN | Global Influenza Surveillance Network |
GISRS | Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System |
HA | hemagglutinin |
HAART | highly active antiretroviral therapy |
HEPA | high-efficiency particulate air |
HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
HPAI | highly pathogenic avian influenza |
HPAIV | highly pathogenic avian influenza virus |
IHR | International Health Regulations |
ILI | influenza-like illness |
IOM | Institute of Medicine |
IRAT | Influenza Risk Assessment Tool |
ISG | interferon-stimulated gene |
iv | intravenous |
LBM | live bird market |
LPAI | low pathogenic avian influenza |
MDG | Millennium Development Goal |
MERS | Middle East respiratory syndrome |
NA | neuraminidase |
NIAID | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
NIH | National Institutes of Health |
NRC | National Research Council |
OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
OIE | World Organization for Animal Health (formally known as |
Office International des Epizooties) | |
OP | oropharyngeal |
PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
PEDV | porcine epidemic diarrhea virus |
PEPFAR | President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief |
PHEIC | public health emergency of international concern |
PIP | Pandemic Influenza Preparedness |
PRCV | porcine respiratory coronavirus |
ProMED | Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases |
PUE | Pneumonia of Unknown Etiology |
PVS | Tool for the Evaluation of Performance of Veterinary Services |
RIG-I | retinoic acid-inducible protein I |
RNA | ribonucleic acid |
SARI | Severe Acute Respiratory Infection |
SARS | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
SBV | Schmallenberg virus |
SDCV | swine delta-coronavirus |
SEPRL | Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory |
SIV | Simian Immunodeficiency Virus |
SPF | specific-pathogen-free |
STLV | Simian T-lymphotropic Virus |
TGEV | transmissible gastroenteritis virus |
USAID | U.S. Agency for International Development |
USDA | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
USGS | U.S. Geological Survey |
WHO | World Health Organization |
WNS | white-nose syndrome |
WNV | West Nile virus |