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Appendix C Acronyms
Pages 386-388

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... Appendix C Acronyms ACIP Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CFR case fatality rate CIDRAP Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy CMI cell-mediated immunity DOD Department of Defense ECDC European Centre of Disease Prevention and Control ED emergency department EFTA European Free Trade Association EID emerging infectious disease ESR Environmental Science and Research FDA Food and Drug Administration GBS Guillain-Barré Syndrome GDP gross domestic product GOARN Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network GP general practitioner GPHIN Global Public Health Information Network 386
From page 387...
... APPENDIX C 387 HA hemagglutinin HHS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HIV human immunodeficiency virus HPAI highly pathogenic avian influenza IAV influenza A virus IHR International Health Regulations ILI influenza-like illness IOM Institute of Medicine ISTM International Society of Travel Medicine M matrix protein MDCK Madin-Darby Canine Kidney MHC major histocompatibility complex NA neuraminidase NICD National Institute of Communicable Diseases NIH National Institutes of Health NP nuclear protein NS nonstructural protein NYCDOH New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene OIE World Organization for Animal Health PAHO Pan American Health Organization PCAST President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology PCR polymerase chain reaction RNA ribonucleic acid RSV respiratory syncytial virus RT-PCR reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction SARS severe acute respiratory syndrome sCFR symptomatic case fatality ratio SENASA Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria SIV swine influenza virus S-OIV swine-origin influenza virus UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund USDA U.S.
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... 388 IMPACTS OF THE 2009-H1N1 INFLUENZA A PANDEMIC vRNA viral ribonucleic acid WHO World Health Organization WHO/AFRO World Health Organization Regional Office of Africa

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