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EpidemICs <strong>in</strong> a Chang<strong>in</strong>g <strong>World</strong><br />
Report <strong>of</strong> the Expert Work<strong>in</strong>g Group<br />
38<br />
Endemic<br />
Epidemic<br />
FAO<br />
FSANZ<br />
Globalisation<br />
GOARN<br />
IHR<br />
Incubation period<br />
MRSA<br />
NCRIS<br />
NIR<br />
NMG<br />
NSW DPI<br />
OCPPO<br />
OIE<br />
Pandemic<br />
Pathogen<br />
PHERP<br />
PLANTPLAN<br />
PM&C<br />
QDPI&F<br />
Q fever<br />
QIMR<br />
Quarant<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Reservoir<br />
A condition constantly present to a greater or lesser extent <strong>in</strong> a<br />
particular locality<br />
An outbreak <strong>of</strong> disease or its occurrence at a level that is higher than<br />
previously existed<br />
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization<br />
Food Standards Australia New Zealand<br />
Growth <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>terconnectivity across national, geographical and cultural<br />
borders and boundaries<br />
Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network<br />
<strong>World</strong> Health Organization International Health Regulations<br />
The period between <strong>in</strong>fection and the appearance <strong>of</strong> symptoms<br />
Methicill<strong>in</strong> resistant Staphylococcus aureus<br />
National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy<br />
National Incident Room<br />
National Management Group<br />
New South Wales <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Primary Industries<br />
Office <strong>of</strong> the Chief Plant Protection Officer<br />
<strong>World</strong> Organisation for Animal Health<br />
An epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurr<strong>in</strong>g throughout a<br />
region or throughout the world<br />
A microbial agent which can cause disease, such as some viruses or<br />
a bacteria<br />
Public Health Education and Research Program<br />
National Emergency Response Plan for Plant Industries<br />
Australian Government <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Prime M<strong>in</strong>ister and Cab<strong>in</strong>et<br />
Queensland <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Primary Industries and Fisheries (now with<strong>in</strong><br />
the <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Employment, Economic Development and <strong>Innovation</strong>)<br />
a highly <strong>in</strong>fectious disease carried by animals which can be transmitted<br />
to humans<br />
Queensland Institute <strong>of</strong> Medical Research<br />
Enforced isolation <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>fected or potentially contagious <strong>in</strong>dividuals <strong>in</strong> order<br />
to prevent disease spread<br />
Anyth<strong>in</strong>g (human, animal, plant, soil or other substance) <strong>in</strong> which an<br />
<strong>in</strong>fectious agent normally lives and multiplies
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