| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| BFA | Brefeldin A |
| BHQ1 | Black hole quencher 1 |
| BPL | β-propiolactone |
| CCD | Cytochalasin D |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid |
| DENV | Dengue virus |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| dpi | Days post inoculation |
| EGM+ | EndoGRO®-MV complete culture medium supplemented with hFGF-2 |
| E-protein | Envelope protein |
| FAM | Carboxy fluorescein |
| FITC | Fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| hCMEC/D3 | Human Cerebral Microvascular Endothelial Cell Line (D3) |
| hFGF-2 | Human fibroblast growth factor 2 |
| hpi | Hours post inoculation |
| ICC | Immunocytochemistry |
| JEV | Japanese encephalitis virus |
| LBP | Laminin-binding protein |
| LGTV | Langat virus |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PBS-T | Phosphate-buffered saline supplemented with 0.05% Tween20 reagent |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| RTC | Rat tail collagen |
| RT-PCR | Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction |
| RT-qPCR | Reverse transcription real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| TBE | Tick-borne encephalitis |
| TBEV | Tick-borne encephalitis virus |
| TCID50 | Tissue culture infectious dose |
| TEER | Transendothelial electrical resistance |
| WNV | West Nile virus |
| ZIKV | Zika virus |
| ZO-1 | Zonula occludens protein 1 |