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Vector-Borne Diseases: Understanding the Environmental, Human Health, and Ecological Connections - Workshop Summary
PEPFAR President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
PHP public health pesticide
PRNT plaque reduction neutralization test
PTSD post-traumatic stress disorder
RCE Regional Centers of Excellence
RDT rapid diagnostic test
RFA requests for applications
RNA ribonucleic acid
RNAi RNA interference
RREDS Ross River virus Early Detection and Surveillance
RVF Rift Valley fever
RVFV Rift Valley fever virus
SEIR susceptible-exposed-infected-resistant
SLE St. Louis encephalitis
SLEV Saint Louis encephalitis virus
SNV Sin Nombre virus
SOI Southern Oscillation Index
SST sea surface temperature
TDR Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases
TMRC Tropical Medicine Research Center
ULV ultra low volume
UN United Nations
USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture
USGS U.S. Geological Survey
VBD vector-borne disease
VEEV Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus
VP viral structural protein
VS Veterinary Services
WHO World Health Organization
WHOPES World Health Organization Pesticide Evaluation Scheme