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Rare South American Diseases Offer Clues on the Next Pandemic

Rare South American Diseases Offer Clues on the Next Pandemic
NYT World Friday 21 August 2026, 09:00 UTC By Zane Irwin, Lucía Cholakian Herrera and Sebastián López Brach 1 min read
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Preparing a dose of the Candid #1 vaccine against Argentine hemorrhagic fever at Carrasco Hospital in Rosario, Argentina.

Preparing a dose of the Candid #1 vaccine against Argentine hemorrhagic fever at Carrasco Hospital in Rosario, Argentina.
Rare South American (ORG) the Next Pandemic Preparing (EVENT) Argentine (ORG) Carrasco Hospital (LOCATION) Rosario (LOCATION) Argentina (LOCATION)
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