| ALT | Alanine Aminotransferase |
| AST | Aspartate Aminotransferase |
| CLIA | Chemoluminescence Immunoassay |
| C(t) | Cycle threshold |
| EIA | Anti-HEV ELISA (Euroimmun, Lübeck, Germany) |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay |
| GT 1 | Genotype 1 |
| GT 3 | Genotype 3 |
| HEV | Hepatitis E Virus |
| IU/mL | International Units/mL |
| κ | Cohen’s correlation coefficient |
| LIA | Line Immunoassay |
| O2CGt3 | C-terminal part of ORF2, Genotype 3 |
| ORF | Open Reading Frame |
| PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| RLU | Relative Light Units |
| RNA | Ribonucleid acid |
| S/CO | Signal/Cut-Off |
| WHO | World Health Organisation |