BIP	backward inner primer
CL	cutaneous leishmaniasis
clp	cathepsin l-like cysteine peptidase
cox1	cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1
CPB	cysteine protease B
CSF	cerebrospinal fluid
DNA	deoxyribonucleic acid
DTUs	discrete typing units
FIP	forward inner primer
FTA	Flinders Technology Associates
GBD	global burden of disease
GPELF	global programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis
GST1a	glutathione s- transferase-1
HAT	human African trypanosomiasis
IGS	ribosomal intergenic spacer
IACR	International Agency of Cancer Research
ITS	internal transcribed spacer
ITS-1	internal transcribed spacer 1 region
ITS-2	the second internal transcribed spacer region
fg	femtogram
kDNA	kinetoplast DNA minicircle sequence
LAMP	loop-mediated isothermal amplification
LB	loop backward
LDR	long DNA repeat
LF	loop forward
MDA	mass drug administration
MCL	mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
nad1	NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1
nad5	NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5
NADH	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) + hydrogen
ND	not determined
NINA	non-instrumented nucleic acid amplification
NPI	neglected parasite infections
NTD	neglected tropical disease
NZD	neglected zoonotic disease
ng	nanogram
PCR	polymerase chain reaction
PFR	paraflagellar rod
pg	picogram
RBC	red blood cell
RIME	repetitive insertion mobile element
rDNA	ribosomal deoxyribonucleic acid
rRNA	ribosomal ribonucleic acid
SDS	Sodium dodecyl sulfate
STH	soil-transmitted helminths
SRA	human serum resistance-associated
SGP	specific glycoprotein
VL	visceral leishmaniasis
WHA	World Health Assembly
WHO	World Health Organisation