rpoB	Beta subunit of RNA polymerase
BDBV	Bundibugyo ebolavirus
BOMV	Bombali ebolavirus
BSL-4	Biosafety level 4
BUD	Buruli ulcer disease
CATT	Card agglutination test
ChIP	Chromatin immunoprecipitation
COX-I	Cyclooxygenase-1
CSF	Cerebrospinal fluid
DEC	Diethylcarbamazine
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
DRB-LAMP	Dry-reagent-based loop-mediated isothermal amplification
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunoassay
ESAG6/7	Expression-site-associated genes 6/7
EVD	Ebola virus disease
FISH	Fluorescent in situ hybridization
HAT	Human African trypanosomiasis
HIV	Human immunodeficiency virus
hsp65	Heat-shock protein 65
ITS1	Internal transcribed spacer 1
LAMP	Loop-mediated isothermal amplification
miRNA	Micro ribosomal ribonucleic acid
MU	Mycobacterium ulcerans
NAAT	Nucleic acid amplification test
NASBA	Nucleic acid sequence-based amplification
NTD	Neglected tropical disease
O-150	150-base-pair repeat in the Onchocerca volvulus genome
OvGST1a	Onchocerca volvulus glutathione S-transferase 1a
PCR	Polymerase chain reaction
POC	Point of care
pol A	DNA polymerase I
rDNA	Ribosomal deoxyribonucleic acid
RDTs	Rapid detection tests
RFLP	Restriction fragment length polymorphism
RPA	Recombinase polymerase amplification
RPR	Rapid plasma reagin
rRNA	Ribosomal ribonucleic acid
RT-PCR	Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction
RT-qPCR	Reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction
RT-RPA	Reverse transcription recombinase polymerase amplification
SL RNA	Spliced leader ribonucleic acid
SRA	Serum resistance associated
SUDV	Soudan ebolavirus
T.b.	Trypanosoma brucei
TAFV	Tai Forest ebolavirus
TgsGP	T. gambiense-specific glycoprotein
TPA	Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum
TPE	Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue
TPHD-LAMP	T. pallidum and H. ducreyi loop-mediated isothermal amplification
TPHD-RPA	T. pallidum and H. ducreyi recombinase polymerase amplification
TPPA	Treponema pallidum particle agglutination
WHO	World Health Organization
ZEBOV	Zaire ebolavirus