Abbreviations and Acronyms

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ABM

 Animal Bite Management

ACSM

 Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization

ARV

 Anti-Rabies Vaccine

BITID

 Bangladesh Institute of Tropical and Infectious Disease

BSL

 Biosafety Levels

CCV

 Cell Culture Vaccine

CDC

 Communicable Disease Control

CNS

 Central Nervous System

CSF

 Cerebrospinal Fluid

DBM

 Dog Bite Management

DG

 Directorate General

DGHS

 Directorate General of Health Services

DLS

 Department of Livestock Services

DPM

 Deputy Program Manager

DRIT

 Direct Rapid Immunohistochemical Test

DRPCC

 District Rabies Prevention and Control Center

EPI

 Expanded Program on Immunization

ELISA

 Enzyme-linked Immunoassay

ERIG

 Equine Rabies Immunoglobulin

FAO

 Food and Agriculture Organization

FAT

 Fluorescence Antibody Test

FAVN

 Fluorescence Antibody Virus Neutralization

GARC

 Global Alliance for Rabies Control

HRIG

 Human Rabies Immunoglobulin

ID

 Intra-dermal

IEDCR

 Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research

IFA

 Indirect Immunofluorescence

IHC

 Immuno-histochemistry

IM

 Intra-muscular

MDV

 Mass Dog Vaccination

MIT

 Mouse Inoculation Test

NREP

 National Rabies Elimination Program

NRPCC

 National Rabies Prevention and Control Center

NTV

 Nerve Tissue vaccine

OP

 Operational Plan

PEP

 Post-exposure Prophylaxis

PrEP

 Pre-exposure Prophylaxis

RFFIT

 Rapid Fluorescent Foci Inhibition Test

RIG

 Rabies Immunoglobulin

RNA

 Ribonucleic Acid

RTCIT

 Rabies Cell Culture Inoculation Test

RT-PCR

 Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction

TCV

 Tissue Culture Vaccine

TT

 Tetanus Toxoid

URPCC

 Upazila Rabies Prevention and Control Center

WHO

 World Health Organization

ZDCP

 Zoonotic Disease Control Program