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ACIAR |
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research |
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APHCA |
Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
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ASEAN |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
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AU |
African Union (see OAU) |
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AUSVETPLAN |
Australian Veterinary Emergency Plan |
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CCEAD |
Consultative Committee on Emergency Animal Diseases |
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CFT |
complement fixation test |
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CVO |
chief veterinary officer |
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DVS |
Director of Veterinary Services |
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ECOWAS |
Economic Community of West African States |
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ELISA |
enzyme linked immunosorbent assay |
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EMC |
encephalomyocarditis |
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EMPRES |
Emergency Prevention System for Transboundary Animal and Plant Pests and Diseases |
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EU |
European Union |
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EUFMD |
European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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FMD |
foot-and-mouth disease |
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FVO |
field veterinary officer |
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IATA |
International Air Transport Association |
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IBAR |
Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources |
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IETS |
International Embryo Transfer Society |
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NGO |
non-governmental organization |
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NSP |
non-structural proteins |
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OAU |
Organization of African Unity (superseded by AU) |
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OIE |
International Office of Epizootics/Office International des Epizooties |
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OP (probang) |
oesophageal-pharyngeal (probang) |
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Panaftosa |
Pan American Foot-and-Mouth Disease Center |
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PCR |
polymerase chain reaction |
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ProMED |
Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases |
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PVO |
provincial veterinary officer |
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RNA |
ribonucleic acid |
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SADC |
Southern African Development Community |
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SEAFMD |
Southeast Asian Foot-and Mouth Disease Campaign |
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TAD |
transboundary animal disease |
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TADinfo |
Transboundary Animal Diseases Information System |
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VNT |
virus neutralization test |
