Abbreviations and acronyms

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    °C

    Degree Celsius

    CFR Case fatality rate
    CFU Colony forming unit

    CTC

    Cholera treatment centre

    CTU

    Cholera treatment unit

    FRC

    Free residual chlorine

    IO

    Intraosseous

    IV

    Intravenous

    MSF

    Médecins Sans Frontières

    NTU

    Nephelometric turbidity unit

    NGO

    Non-governmental organization

    OCV

    Oral cholera vaccine

    ORP

    Oral rehydration point

    ORS

    Oral rehydration salts or solution

    PPE

    Personal protective equipment

    RDT

    Rapid diagnostic test

    RL

    Ringer lactate

    UNICEF

    United Nations Children’s Fund

    WHO

    World Health Organization

    WIR

    Weekly incidence rate