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 |