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Organization of African Unity (superseded by AU) |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