ACE2	Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2
APOBEC3	Apolipoprotein B mRNA editing enzyme, catalytic subunit 3
DRC	Democratic Republic of Congo
ds-cDNA	double stranded complementary dideoxynucleic acid
HC	Hybrid Capture
HIV	Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HPAIV	Highly Pathogenic Influenza A virus
IAV	Influenza A virus
LMIC	Low- and Middle-Income Countries
LOD	Limit of Detection
MERS-CoV	Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
ONT	Oxford Nanopore Technologies
OROV	Oropouche Virus
PCR	Polymerase Chain Reaction
PEG	Polyethylene Glycol
QC	Quality Control
rRNA	Ribosomal Ribonucleic acid
SARS-CoV-2	Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
SBV	Schmallenberg Virus
SISPA	Sequence-independent single primer amplification
SNP	Single nucleotide polymorphism
TMPRSS2	Transmembrane Protease, Serine 2
TNA	Total nucleic acid
vmNGS	Viral Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing
WGS	Whole genome sequencing
WHO	World Health Organisation