List of Abbreviations

AAHC

Aquatic Animal Health Committee

AAHL

Australian Animal Health Laboratory

ACIAR

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

ANZSDP

Australian and New Zealand standard diagnostic procedure

ANZSDPS

Australian and New Zealand standard diagnostic procedures

AQIS

Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service

AQUAVETPLAN

Australian aquatic veterinary emergency plan

CSIRO

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

DAFF

Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry, Canberra

EUS

Epizootic ulcerative syndrome

FRDC

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation

GFHNV

Goldfish haematopoietic necrosis virus

ICON-AQIS

Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service’s import conditions database

NAAH-TWG

National Aquatic Animal Health Technical Working Group

NATA

National Association of Testing Authorities

NAHLSS

National animal health laboratory services strategy

OCVO

Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer

OIE

World Organisation for Animal Health (in French: Office International des Épizooties)

PCR

Polymerase chain reaction (a method of copying DNA)

SCAHLS

Sub-Committee on Animal Health Laboratory Standards

SDP

Standard diagnostic procedure

SPS

World Trade Organization Agreement on the application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures

TEO

Technical executive officer