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a.i. |
active ingredient |
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ACTH |
adrenocorticotrophic hormone |
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ALAT |
alanine aminotransaminase |
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ASAT |
aspartic acid aminotransaminase |
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b.w. |
body weight |
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BIIT |
blood incubation infectivity test |
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CATT |
card agglutination test for trypanosomiasis |
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CD50 |
median curative dose |
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CNS |
central nervous system |
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CSF |
cerebrospinal fluid |
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DNA |
deoxyribonucleic acid |
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ELISA |
enzyme linked immunosorbent assay |
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HAT |
human African trypanosomiasis |
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HCT |
haematocrit centrifugation technique |
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GIS |
geographic information system(s) |
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GPS |
global positioning system(s) |
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i.m. |
intramuscular(ly) |
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i.p. |
intraperitoneal(ly) |
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i.v. |
intravenous(ly) |
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IFAT |
indirect fluorescent antibody test |
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KIVI |
kit for in vitro isolation of trypanosomes |
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LC50 |
median lethal concentration |
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LD50 |
median lethal dose |
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M |
molar |
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mAEC |
miniature anion-exchange centrifugation technique |
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McAb |
monoclonal antibody |
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MW |
molecular weight |
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NARS |
National Agricultural Research Services/Systems |
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p.i. |
post-infection |
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PCR |
polymerase chain reaction |
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PCV |
packed cell volume |
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ppb |
parts per billion (109) |
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ppm |
parts per million |
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r.h. |
relative humidity |
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RNA |
ribonucleic acid |
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SIT |
sterile insect technique |
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sp(p). |
species (plural) |
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ssp(p). |
subspecies (plural) |
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UV |
ultra-violet |
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VAT |
variable antigen type |
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VSG |
variant surface glycoprotein |
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WBC |
white blood cell |
Organizations
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ANDE |
Agence Nationale de Développement de l'Elevage |
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AU |
African Union |
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AU/STRC |
African Union/Scientific, Technical and Research Commission |
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BICOT |
Biological Control of Tsetse by the Sterile Insect Technique |
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CEBV |
Communauté Economique du Bétail et de la Viande |
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CEMV |
Centre Universitaire de Formation en Entomologie Médicale et Vétérinaire |
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CGIAR |
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
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CIRAD |
Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement |
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CIRAD-EMVT |
Département d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux du CIRAD |
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CIRDES |
Centre International de Recherche-Développement sur l'Elevage en Zone Subhumide |
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CNERV |
Centre National d'Elevage et de Recherches Vétérinaires |
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CNRS |
Centre National de Recherche Scientifique |
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CREAT |
Centre de Recherche et d'Elevage, Avétonou, Togo |
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CRSSA |
Centre de Recherches du Service de Santé des Armées Emile Pardé |
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CTVM |
Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine |
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DFID |
Department for International Development (UK) |
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DSE |
German Foundation for International Development |
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EC/EU |
European Community/European Union |
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EDF |
European Development Fund |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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FITCA |
Farming in Tsetse Control Areas of Eastern Africa |
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GTZ |
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit |
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IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
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IBAR |
Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources |
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ICIPE |
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology |
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ICPTV |
Integrated Control of Pathogenic Trypanosomes and their Vectors |
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IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
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ILRI |
International Livestock Research Institute |
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INRA |
Institut National de Recherche Agronomique |
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IPR |
Institut Pierre Richet |
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IRD |
Institut de Recherche et de Développement (formerly ORSTOM) |
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ISCTRC |
International Scientific Council for Trypanosomiasis Research and Control |
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ISRA |
Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles |
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ITC |
International Trypanotolerance Centre |
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KARI |
Kenya Agricultural Research Institute |
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KETRI |
Kenya Trypanosomiasis Research Institute |
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LCV |
Laboratoire Central Vétérinaire |
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LNERV |
Laboratoire National de l'Elevage et de Recherches Vétérinaires |
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LSHTM |
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
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MRC |
Medical Research Council |
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MRU |
Mano River Union |
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NITR |
Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis Research |
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NRI |
Natural Resources Institute |
|
OCCGE |
Organisation de Coopération et de Coordination pour la Lutte contre les Grande Endémies |
|
OCEAC |
Organisation de Coordination pour la Lutte contre les Endémies en Afrique Centrale |
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OGAPROV |
Office Gabonais pour l'Amélioration de la Production de la Viande |
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OIE |
Office International des Epizooties |
|
OMVG |
Organisation pour la Mise en Valeur du Fleuve Gambie |
|
PAAT |
Programme against African Trypanosomiasis |
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PATTEC |
Pan-African Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Eradication Campaign |
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PRCT |
Projet de Recherches Cliniques sur la Trypanosomiase |
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RDI |
Rural Development International |
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RUCA |
Rijksuniversitair Centrum Antwerpen |
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SADC |
Southern African Development Community |
|
SIDA |
Swedish International Development Authority |
|
SODEPRA |
Société pour le Développement des Productions Animales |
|
TDR |
UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases |
|
TDRC |
Tropical Diseases Research Centre |
|
TPRI |
Tropical Pesticides Research Institute |
|
TTRI |
Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Research Institute |
|
UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
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USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
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USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
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UTRO |
Uganda Trypanosomiasis Research Organization |
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WHO |
World Health Organization |
