| CI | Confidence Interval. |
| CONSISE | Consortium for the Standardization of Influenza Seroepidemiology. |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus Disease 2019. |
| FFX | First Few X Cases and Contacts Protocol. |
| GISRS | Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System |
| HAHC | Hakeem Abdul Hameed Centenary Hospital. |
| HCW | Health Care Worker or Health Worker. |
| HHC | Household Contacts. |
| HIMSR | Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research. |
| HHTI | Household Transmission Investigation. |
| ICMR | Indian Council of Medical Research. |
| IPC | Infection Prevention and Control. |
| IP | Incubation Period. |
| LMIC | Low- and Middle-income Country |
| NABL | National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories |
| OR | Odds Ratio. |
| PI | Principal Investigator. |
| PPE | Personal Protective Equipment. |
| PRET | Planned Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats. |
| RSV | Respiratory Syncytial Virus. |
| RT-PCR | Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction. |
| SAR | Secondary Attack Rate. |
| SARS-CoV-2 | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2. |
| SEARO | South-East Asia Regional Office. |
| SIR | Secondary Infection Rate. |
| ToR | Terms of Reference. |
| VE | Vaccine Effectiveness. |
| WHO | World Health Organization. |
| WHO HQ | WHO Headquarters |