| IAV | Influenza A Virus |
| ASPAs | Antarctic Specially Protected Areas |
| CEUA | Animal Use Ethics Committee |
| CoVs | Coronaviruses |
| Ct | Cycle threshold |
| ELISA | Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay |
| HAU | Hemagglutinating Unit |
| HPAI | High-Pathogenicity Avian Influenza |
| HI | Hemagglutination Inhibition |
| LPAI | Low-Pathogenicity Avian Influenza |
| NP | Nucleoprotein |
| PROANTAR | Brazilian Antarctic Program |
| RT-PCR | Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| WOAH | World Organisation for Animal Health |