FAO-OIE-WHO Joint Technical Consultation on Avian Influenza at ...

<strong>FAO</strong>-<strong>OIE</strong>-<strong>WHO</strong> <strong>Joint</strong> <strong>Technical</strong> <strong>Consultation</strong> on Avian Influenza at the Human-Animal InterfaceAppendix C: Abbreviations and acronymsAIAIVARDSCFRDG-SANCOECEUEID<strong>FAO</strong>GISGLEWSHAHIILIHPAIIZSVeLBMLPAIMODSNANGONS<strong>OIE</strong>OFFLURVFSASARSSIVSOP<strong>WHO</strong>Avian influenzaAvian influenza virusAcute respiratory distress syndromeCase fatality rateEU Directorate General for Health and Consumer AffairsEuropean CommissionEuropean UnionEmerging infectious diseaseFood and Agriculture OrganizationGeographic information systemGlobal Early Warning SystemHemagglutinin (gene or protein)Hemagglutinin-inhibition testingInfluenza-like illnessHighly pathogenic avian influenzaIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle VenezieLive bird marketLow pathogenic avian influenzaMultiple organ dysfunction syndromeNeuraminidase (gene or protein)Non-governmental organizationNon-structural (gene or protein)World Organization for Animal HealthThe <strong>OIE</strong> ⁄ <strong>FAO</strong> Network of Expertise on Avian Influenza*Rift valley feverSialic acidSevere acute respiratory syndromeSwine influenza virusStandard operating procedureWorld Health Organization*OFFLU has recently changed its name to The <strong>OIE</strong>/<strong>FAO</strong> Network of Expertise on Animal Influenza to reflect its broader scope.ª 2010 <strong>FAO</strong>, <strong>OIE</strong> and <strong>WHO</strong>, Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, 4 (Suppl. 1), 1–29 21