CDC	Center for Control and Prevention of the Unites States of America
RT-PCR	Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
FAO	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
WOAH	World Organization for Animal Health
HPAI	Highly pathogenic avian influenza
ECDC	The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control
WHO	World Health Organization
PAHO	Pan American Health Organization
LPAI	Low pathogenic avian influenza virus
EMPRES	Emergency Prevention System for Transboundary Animal and Plant Pests and Diseases
EIA	Enzyme Immunoassay