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ADS

Auto Disable Syringe

AES

Acute Encephalitis Syndrome

AFP

Acute Flaccid Paralysis

ARU

Attack rate in the unvaccinated

ARV

Attack rate in the vaccinated

BM

Bacterial Meningitis

CDC

Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention

CFR

Case Fatality Ratio

CHD

Child Health Division

CIF

Case Investigation Form

CORE Group

Child Survival Collaboration and Resource Group

CPE

Cytopathic Effect

CSF

Cerebrospinal Fluid

DDC

District Development Committee

DHO

District Health Officer

DoHS

Department of Health Services

DPHO

District Public Health Officer

DPT

Diphtheria Pertussis Tetanus vaccine

DTR

Deep Tendon Reflexes

EDCD

Epidemiology and Disease Control Division

EMG

Electromyography

EPI

Expanded Program on Immunization

EPID Number

"Epidemiological" Number

EWARS

Early Warning and Reporting System

FCHV

Female Community Health Volunteer

GAVI

Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization

GBS

Guillain-Barré Syndrome

HA

Health Assistant

GON

Government of Nepal

HMIS

Health Management Information System

HP

Health Post

H-t-H

House to House

IPD

Programme for Immunization Preventable Diseases

IPV

Inactivated Polio Vaccine

ITD

Intratypic Differentiation

JE

Japanese Encephalitis

JICA

Japan International Cooperation Agency

LRF

Laboratory Request Form

MNT

Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus

MNTE

Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination

MOHP

Ministry of Health and Population

MSL

Measles

NCV

Nerve Conduction Velocity

NID

National Immunization Day

NIP

National Immunization Program

NORAD

Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation

NPEV

Non-polio Enterovirus

NPHL

National Public Health Laboratory

NPSP

National Polio Surveillance Project, India

NT

Neonatal Tetanus

OPV

Oral Polio Vaccine

ORI

Outbreak Response Immunization

PATH

Program on Appropriate Technology for Health

PEI

Polio Eradication Initiative

PEN

Polio Eradication Nepal

PHC

Primary Health Care

RHD

Regional Health Directorate

RRT

Rapid Response Team

RU

Reporting Unit

SEARO

South East Asia's Regional Office

SHP

Sub-Health Post

SIA

Supplemental Immunization Activities

SMO

Surveillance Medical Officer

SNID

Sub-national Immunization Day

SU

Surveillance Unit

TCG

Technical Consultative Group

TM

Transverse Myelitis

TT

Tetanus Toxoid

TT2

2 Doses of Tetanus Toxoid

UIP

Universal Immunization Programme

UNFIP

United Nations Fund for International Partnership

UNFPA

United Nations Population Fund

UNICEF

United Nations Children's Fund

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

VAPP

Vaccine Associated Paralytic Poliomyelitis

VDC

Village Development Committee

VE

Vaccine Efficacy

VHW

Village Health Worker

VPD

Vaccine Preventable Disease

WBC

White Blood Cells

WHO

World Health Organization

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