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Appendix B Acronyms
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... Appendix B Acronyms ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service ARIMA autoregressive moving average ARS Agricultural Research Service BDV Borna disease virus BLAST Basic Local Alignment Search Tool BSN Basic Surveillance Network CBP Customs and Border Protection CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cDNA complementary DNA CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research cPCR consensus polymerase chain reaction CRP Critical Reagents Program CSREES Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service DD differential display DHS Department of Homeland Security DoD Department of Defense DOHMH Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (New York City) DoI Department of the Interior DoS Department of State DOTS directly observed therapy shortcourse 
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...  APPENDIX B DSDD domain-specific differential display DSN disease surveillance network ECDC European Center for Disease Control ECL electrochemiluminescence ED emergency department EDR Emerging Disease Reports EFSA European Food and Safety Authority EISS European Influenza Surveillance Scheme EMEA European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products END exotic Newcastle disease ER emergency room ESSENCE Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics EU European Union EWGLI European Working Group for Legionella Infections EWRS Early Warning Response System FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAS Federation of American Scientists FDA Food and Drug Administration FIND Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics FMD foot-and-mouth disease FTP File Transfer Protocol GAINS Global Avian Influenza Network for Surveillance GAO Government Accountability Office GEIS Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System GIS Geographic Information System GLEWS Global Early Warning and Response System GOARN Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network GPHIN Global Public Health Intelligence Network GreenVrdB Greene Viral Database HCV hepatitis C virus HHA hand-held assay HHS Department of Health and Human Services HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIV human immunodeficiency virus HL-7 Health Level Seven HMM Hidden Markov Models HSPD Homeland Security Presidential Directive
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... 0 GLOBAL INFECTIOUS DISEASE SURVEILLANCE AND DETECTION ICD International Classification of Diseases ICTV International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses ICTVdB International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses Database ICU intensive care unit IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IHR International Health Regulation ILI influenza-like illness INSTEDD International System for Total Early Disease Detection IOM Institute of Medicine IPM Integrated Pest Management ISID International Society for Infectious Diseases IT information technology ITU International Telecommunications Union JBAIDS Joint Biological Agent Identification and Diagnostic System LEADERS Lightweight Epidemiological Advanced Detection Emergency Response System LOD limit of detection MedISys Medical Intelligence System MHC major histocompatibility complex MoH Ministry of Health mRNA messenger RNA MS messaging system NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization NCBI National Center for Biotechnology Information NGO nongovernmental organization NIAID National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases NIH National Institutes of Health NINDS National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke NLS National Laboratory System NMRCD Naval Medical Research Center Detachment NPDN National Plant Diagnostic Network NPDRS National Plant Disease Recovery System NRC National Research Council NRDM National Retail Data Monitor OIE World Organization for Animal Health OIG Office of the Inspector General
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... Agency for International Development USAMRIID U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases USDA U.S.
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...  GLOBAL INFECTIOUS DISEASE SURVEILLANCE AND DETECTION WCS Wildlife Conservation Society WHO World Health Organization WHO-OVL Outbreak Verification List Wildlife GAINS Wildlife Global Animal Information Network for Surveillance WNV West Nile virus


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