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Vector-Borne Diseases: Understanding the Environmental, Human Health, and Ecological Connections - Workshop Summary
DF dengue fever
DHF dengue hemorrhagic fever
DHS Department of Homeland Security
DMID Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
DoD Department of Defense
DoJ Department of Justice
DSS dengue shock syndrome; decision support system
DTP dengue transmission potential
DV dengue virus
EIP extrinsic incubation period
EIR entomological inoculation rate
EIS Epidemic Intelligence Service
ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
EMPRES Emergency Prevention System for the Transboundary Animal Diseases
ENSO El Niño/Southern Oscillation
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FTP Fellowship Training Program
GAO Government Accountability Office
GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GCM global climate model
GHG greenhouse gas
GIS geographic information system
HadCM3 Hadley Centre Coupled Model version 3
HCV hepatitis C virus
HFRS hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
HHS Department of Health and Human Services
HI house index
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HPAI highly pathogenic avian influenza
HPS hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
IATA International Air Transport Association
ICIDR International Collaborations in Infectious Disease Research
IOM Institute of Medicine
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPM Integrated Pest Management
IRID International Research in Infectious Diseases