ACE	Advisory Committee on Epidemiology
AIIR	airborne infection isolation room
CCMOH	Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health
CFEP	Canadian Field Epidemiology Program
CIC	Canadian Immunization Committee
CIG	Canadian Immunization Guide
CIRID	Centre for Immunization and Respiratory Infectious Diseases
CNDSS	Canadian Notifiable Disease Surveillance System
CNPHI	Canadian Network for Public Health Intelligence
CMRSS	Canadian Measles and Rubella Surveillance System
CRS/I	congenital rubella syndrome / infection
CSF	cerebrospinal fluid
EIA	enzyme immunoassay
F/P/T	Federal/Provincial/Territorial
HCW	healthcare worker
Ig	immunoglobulin
IgG	immunoglobulin G
IgM	immunoglobulin M
IHR	International Health Regulations
IPC	infection prevention and control
IU	international unit
mIU	milli-international units
MMR	measles, mumps and rubella
MMRV	measles, mumps, rubella and varicella
MREWG	Measles and Rubella Elimination Working Group
NACI	National Advisory Committee on Immunization
NML	National Microbiology Laboratory
P/T	Province/Territory
PAHO	Pan American Health Organization
PCR	polymerase chain reaction
PHAC	Public Health Agency of Canada (the Agency)
PHNC	Public Health Network Council
PRNT	plaque reduction neutralization test
RT-PCR	reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
SSPE	sub-acute sclerosing panencephalitis
TDG	transportation of dangerous goods.
VTM	viral transport media/medium
WHO	World Health Organization