PHS–

U.S. Public Health Service

RFP–

request for proposal

RNA–

ribonucleic acid

SIV–

simian immunodeficiency virus

STD–

sexually transmitted disease

TB–

tuberculosis

TDR–

WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases

TDRU–

Tropical Disease Research Unit

TMRC–

Tropical Medicine Research Center

USAID–

U.S. Agency for International Development

USAMRIID–

U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases

USDA–

U.S. Department of Agriculture

UTI–

urinary tract infection

VDP–

WHO Vaccine Development Programme

VRDB–

Vaccine Research and Development Branch

WHO–

World Health Organization

YARU–

Yale Arbovirus Research Unit