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AAFP |
American Association of Family Practitioners |
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AAP |
American Academy of Pediatrics |
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AAPA |
American Academy of Physician Assistants |
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ACEP |
American College of Emergency Physicians |
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ACF |
Administration for Children and Families |
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ACIP |
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices |
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ACP |
American College of Physicians |
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AERS |
Adverse Events Reporting System |
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AFRIMS |
Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences |
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AHA |
American Hospital Association |
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AHRQ |
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
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AIM |
Association of Immunization Managers |
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AMA |
American Medical Association |
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AMDA |
American Medical Directors Association |
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AMS |
Advance Manifest System |
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ANA |
American Nurses Association |
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AOA |
Administration on Aging |
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APEC |
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
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APHL |
Association of Public Health Laboratories |
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APIC |
Association for Practitioners in Infection Control and
Epidemiology |
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APIS |
Advance Passenger Information System |
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ASEAN |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
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ASPHA |
Assistant Secretary for Public Health Affairs |
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ASTHO |
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials |
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ATA |
Air Transportation Association of America, Inc. |
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BLA |
Biological Licensing A |
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BRFSS |
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
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BSL |
Bio-Safety Level |
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CBER |
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, FDA |
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CBP |
Customs and Border Protection |
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CBO |
Community-Based Organization |
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CCID |
Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC |
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CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS |
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CDER |
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA |
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CEF |
Chicken embryo fibroblasts |
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CERT |
Center for Education and Research in Therapeutics |
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CMC |
Chemistry, manufacturing, and controls |
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CMS |
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
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CO |
Commissioned Officer |
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COCA |
Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity |
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COOP |
Continuity of Operations Plan |
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CRA |
Countermeasures and Response Administration |
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CRADA |
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement |
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CSTE |
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists |
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DEOC |
Director's Emergency Operations Center |
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DHS |
Department of Homeland Security |
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DMID |
Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases |
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DOC |
Department of Commerce |
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DOD |
Department of Defense |
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DOD-GEIS |
Department of Defense Global Emerging Infections System |
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DOI |
Department of the Interior |
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DOJ |
Department of Justice |
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DOL |
Department of Labor |
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DOS |
Department of State |
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DOT |
Department of Transportation |
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DSNS |
Division of Strategic National Stockpile |
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EARS |
Early Aberration Reporting System |
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EC |
European Community |
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ECS |
Emergency Communications System (CDC) |
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ED |
Emergency department |
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EIP |
Emerging Infections Program |
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EIS |
Epidemic Intelligence Service |
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EML |
Essential Material List |
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EMS |
Emergency Medical Services |
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EOC |
Emergency Operations Center |
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EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
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EPI-X |
Epidemic Information Exchange |
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ESAR-VHP |
Emergency Systems for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health
Professionals |
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ESF |
Emergency Support Function |
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EUA |
Emergency Use Authorization |
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EWORS |
Early Warning Outbreak Recognition System |
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FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
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FAO |
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization |
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FBO |
Faith-Based Organization |
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FDA |
Food and Drug Administration |
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FELTP |
Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program |
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FETP |
Field Epidemiology Training Program |
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FDCA |
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act |
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FMS |
Federal Medical Station |
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FWS |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI) |
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GBS |
Guillain-Barre Syndrome |
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GCC |
Government Coordinating Councils |
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GDD |
Global Disease Detection |
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GEMS |
WHO Global Event Management System |
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GHSAG |
Global Health Security Action Group |
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GHSI |
Global Health Security Initiative |
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GIS |
Genome Institute of Singapore |
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GLP |
Good Laboratory Practice |
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GOARN |
Global Outbreak Alert Response Network (WHO) |
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HA |
Haemagglutinin |
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HAN |
Health Alert Network |
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HAvBED |
Hospital Available Beds for Emergencies and Disasters |
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HHS |
Department of Health and Human Services |
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HMO |
Health Maintenance Organization |
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HPAI |
Highly pathogenic avian influenza |
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HRSA |
Health Resources and Services Administration |
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HSC |
Homeland Security Council |
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IATA |
International Air Transport Association |
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IB |
Influenza Branch, CDC |
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ICLN |
Integrated Consortium of Laboratory Networks |
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ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
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ICCL |
International Council of Cruise Lines |
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ICD-9-CM |
International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical
Modification |
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IDE |
Investigational Device Exemption |
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IDSA |
Infectious Disease Society of America |
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IEIP |
International Emerging Infections Program |
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IHS |
Indian Health Service |
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ILI |
Influenza-like illness |
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IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
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IMT |
Incident Management Team |
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IND |
Investigational New Drug |
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IPAPI |
International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza
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IRB |
Institutional Review Board |
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IRCT |
Incident Response Coordination Team |
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JCAHO |
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
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LID |
Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, NIAID |
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LRN |
Laboratory Response Network |
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MDCK |
Madin-Darby Canine Kidney cell line |
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MIDAS |
Models of Infectious Disease Study (NIH) |
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MMWR |
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report |
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MRC |
Medical Reserve Corps |
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MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
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NA |
Neuraminidase |
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NACCHO |
National Association of County and City Health Officials |
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NAHDO |
National Association of Health Data Organizations |
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NAMRU-2 |
Naval Medical Research Unit 2 in Jakarta, Indonesia |
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NAMRU-3 |
Naval Medical Research Unit 3 in Cairo, Egypt |
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NBIS |
National Biosurveillance Integration System |
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NCI |
National Cancer Institute |
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NDA |
New Drug Application |
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NDMS |
National Disaster Medical System |
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NEC |
National Economic Council |
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NEISS-CADE |
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Cooperative Adverse
Drug Event |
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NGO |
Non-governmental organization |
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NHSN |
National Healthcare Safety Network |
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NIAID |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
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NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
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NIMS |
National Incident Management System |
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NIOSH |
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC
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NIP |
National Immunization Program |
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NREVSS |
National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System
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NRP |
National Response Plan |
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NSC |
National Security Council |
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NVAC |
National Vaccine Advisory Committee |
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NVPO |
National Vaccine Program Office |
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NVSN |
New Vaccine Surveillance Network |
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OCONUS |
Outside continental United States |
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OFRD |
Office of Force Readiness and Deployment (HHS) |
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OIE |
World Organization for Animal Health |
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OPDIV |
Operational Division |
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OPHEP |
Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness |
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OPM |
Office of Personnel Management |
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OS |
Office of the Secretary, HHS |
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OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
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PAPR |
Powered Air Purifying Respirator |
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PCR |
Polymerase Chain Reaction |
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PGO |
Procurement and Grants Office |
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PER.C6 |
A human fetal retinoblast cell line |
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PHIN |
Public Health Information Network |
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PNR |
Passenger Name Record |
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PPE |
personal protective equipment |
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RCA |
Rapid Cycle Analysis Project |
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REDI |
Regional Emerging Diseases Intervention Center, Singapore
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RT-PCR |
Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction |
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SAMHSA |
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, HHS
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SARS |
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
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SCC |
Sector Coordinating Council |
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SCHIP |
State Children's Health Insurance Program |
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SEARO |
WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia |
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SHEA |
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America |
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SLEP |
Shelf Life Extension Program |
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SLTT |
State, local, territorial, and tribal |
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SNS |
Strategic National Stockpile |
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SPN |
Sentinel Provider Network |
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SPP |
Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America |
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TIGR |
The Institute for Genomic Research |
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TSA |
Transportation Security Administration |
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UN |
United Nations |
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U.S. |
United States |
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USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
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USCG |
United States Coast Guard |
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USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
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USPHS |
United States Public Health Service |
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USTR |
United States Trade Representative |
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VA |
Veterans Administration |
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VAERS |
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System |
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VSD |
Vaccine Safety Data |
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WHO |
World Health Organization |
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