Abbreviations and acronyms
AT | Attack rate |
°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 |