AGID

agar gel immunodiffusion

AUSVETPLAN

Australian Veterinary Emergency Plan

BERMS

basin excess rainfall monitoring systems

CCD

cold cloud density

CCEAD

Consultative Committee on Emergency Animal Diseases

CVO

chief veterinary officer

EDTA

ethylene-diamine-tetra-acetic acid

ELISA

enzyme linked immunosorbent assay

EMPRES

Emergency Prevention System for Transboundary Animal and Plant Pests and Diseases

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FMD

foot-and-mouth disease

FVO

field veterinary officer

GIEWS

Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture

GIS

Geographical Information System

IATA

International Air Transport Association

IFA

immunofluorescence assay

IGAD

Intergovernmental Authority on Development

IHA

inhibition of haemagglutination

ITCZ

intertropical convergence zone

NDVI

normalized differentiated vegetation index

NGO

non-governmental organization

OIE

International Office of Epizootics/Office International des Epizooties

PCR

polymerase chain reaction

PPR

peste des petits ruminants

ProMED

Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases

RSSD

remote sensing satellite data

RVF

Rift Valley fever

SN

serum neutralization

SPOT

Experimental Earth Observation System

SST

surface sea temperatures

TAD

transboundary animal disease

TADInfo

Transboundary Animal Diseases Information System

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme