| EHDV | Epizootic Haemorrhagic Disease Virus |
| EHDV-8 | Epizootic Haemorrhagic Disease Virus Serotype 8 |
| EHD | Epizootic Haemorrhagic Disease |
| BTV | Bluetongue Virus |
| INIAV | National Institute for Agrarian and Veterinary Research |
| Cq | Quantification Cycle |
| HS | High Sensitivity |
| BR | Broad Range |
| NUTS II | Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics level II |
| LVT | Lisbon and Tagus Valley |
| IQR | Interquartile Range |
| BTV-3 | Bluetongue Virus Serotype 3 |
| BTV-8 | Bluetongue Virus Serotype 8 |