Global Health Impacts of Vector-Borne Diseases: Workshop Summary (2016)
Chapter: Appendix C: Acronyms
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"Appendix C: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Global Health Impacts of Vector-Borne Diseases: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/21792.
Appendix C
Acronyms
| AFHSC | Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center |
| APHIS | Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service |
| APHL | Association of Public Health Laboratories |
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BTV |
bluetongue virus |
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CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CHIKV | chikungunya virus |
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DDSS |
Dengue Decision Support System |
| DDT | dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane |
| DENV | dengue virus |
| DF | dengue fever |
| DHF | dengue hemorrhagic fever |
| DSS | dengue shock syndrome |
| DTP | dengue transmission potential |
| DV | dengue virus |
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ECDC |
European Center for Disease Control |
| EIS | Epidemic Intelligence Service |
| ENSO | El Niño–Southern Oscillation |
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HAT |
human African trypanosomiasis |
| HFRS | hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix C: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Global Health Impacts of Vector-Borne Diseases: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/21792.
| IOM | Institute of Medicine |
| ITM | insecticide-treated material |
| ITN | insecticide-treated bed net |
| IVCC | Innovative Vector Control Consortium |
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JEV |
Japanese encephalitis virus |
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NIAID |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| NMCP | National Malaria Control Programme |
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OIE |
Office International des Epizooties |
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PAHO |
Pan American Health Organization |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| PD | Pierce’s disease of grapevines |
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RIDL |
release of insects carrying dominant lethal |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| RNAi | RNA interference |
| rRT-PCR | real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction |
| RVF | Rift Valley fever |
| RVFV | Rift Valley fever virus |
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SLE |
St. Louis encephalitis |
| SLEV | St. Louis encephalitis virus |
| SNV | Sin Nombre virus |
| SOI | Southern Oscillation Index |
| SST | sea surface temperature |
| subsp. | subspecies |
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TBE |
tick-borne encephalitis |
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VBD |
vector-borne disease |
| VEE | Venezuelan equine encephalitis |
| VEEV | Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus |
| VP | viral structural protein |
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WHO |
World Health Organization |
| WNV | West Nile virus |
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YF |
yellow fever |
| YFV | yellow fever virus |
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