This is a guide to the acronym and abbreviations used in the Victorian guideline on viral haemorrhagic fevers.
| Acronym/abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| ABHR | alcohol-based hand rub |
| AGP | aerosol-generating procedure |
| AHF | Argentine haemorrhagic fever |
| ANDV | Andes haemorrhagic fever |
| ARV | Adult Retrieval Victoria |
| AV | Ambulance Victoria |
| BHF | Bolivian haemorrhagic fever |
| CCHF | Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CDNA | Communicable Disease Network Australia |
| CSR | Central Specimen Reception |
| DAFF | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry |
| DCHO-CD | Deputy Chief Health Officer (Communicable Disease) |
| EIA | enzyme immunoassay (EIA) |
| ELR | electronic laboratory reporting |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Authority Victoria |
| EVD | Ebola virus disease |
| HCW | health care workers |
| HESP | Health Emergencies Sub-Plan |
| HBO | Human Biosecurity Officer |
| IgG | immunoglobulin G |
| IgM | iImmunoglobulin M |
| IMT | incident management team |
| IPC | infection prevention and control |
| LF | Lassa fever |
| LHD | listed human disease |
| LPHU | Local Public Health Unit |
| LUHF | Lujo haemorrhagic fever |
| MVD | Marburg virus disease |
| NATA | National Association of Testing Authorities |
| NHSQL | National Health Security Quarantine Laboratory |
| PAPR | powered air purifying respirators |
| PC2 | Physical Containment 2 |
| PC4 | Physical Containment 4 |
| PHEIC | public health emergency of international concern |
| PHLN | Public Health Laboratory Network |
| PIPER | Paediatric Infant Perinatal Emergency Retrieval |
| PPE | personal protective equipment |
| ppm | parts per million |
| RCH | The Royal Children’s Hospital |
| RMH | The Royal Melbourne Hospital |
| RT-PCR | reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction |
| RT-qPCR | real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction |
| SEMP | State Emergency Management Plan |
| SFTS | Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome |
| TGA | Therapeutic Goods Administration |
| the department | Victorian Department of Health |
| VHF | viral haemorrhagic fever |
| VIDRL | Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory |
Reviewed 26 February 2026