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    <title>Outbreak of Brazilian Spotted Fever, Southeastern Brazil, 2018.</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>Brazilian spotted fever is described as a severe tickborne rickettsial disease endemic to Brazil, and the reported outbreak underscores the importance of early clinical recognition to reduce mortality.</description>
    <category>Rocky Mountain spotted fever</category>
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    <category>Outbreak investigation</category>
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    <title>Targeted mutagenesis in Ehrlichia canis deleting the phage head-to-tail connector protein gene and its assessment as a vaccine candidate preventing canine ehrlichiosis</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The work is relevant to prevention of canine ehrlichiosis and to vaccine development for tick-borne Anaplasmataceae pathogens. The abstract frames this as potentially useful for reducing disease burden in dogs, with indirect relevance to human infections mentioned in the background.</description>
    <category>Rickettsial disease</category>
    <category>Vaccination</category>
    <category>Transmission dynamics</category>
    <category>Antimicrobial resistance</category>
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    <title>Acute febrile illness surveillance using TaqMan Array Cards in two urban health facilities, Monrovia, Liberia, December 2018–March 2020</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The study is relevant to febrile illness surveillance, diagnostic prioritization, and preparedness for infectious disease threats in Liberia. It also documents detection of pathogens beyond malaria at facilities with prior relevance to the 2014-2015 West Africa Ebola epidemic.</description>
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    <category>Ebola</category>
    <category>Lassa</category>
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