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Megan Elizabeth Reller

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Infectious Diseases
178 Hanes Hse, Box 102359, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Medicine · 2018 - Present Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Medicine

Recent Publications


Patterns of care-seeking for postpartum symptoms in urban Karachi, Pakistan: implications for intervention design.

Journal Article Reprod Health · April 16, 2025 BACKGROUND: In Pakistan, the maternal mortality rate is 186/100,000 live births, with postpartum (PP) or maternal sepsis being the third leading cause of maternal deaths. Delays in early identification and timely management of PP sepsis are associated with ... Full text Link to item Cite

Viral Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infections (ALRI) in Rural Bangladeshi Children Prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Journal Article Influenza Other Respir Viruses · December 2024 BACKGROUND: Acute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRIs) remain the leading infectious cause of death among children < 5 years, with viruses contributing to a large proportion of cases. Little is known about the epidemiology and etiology of viral ALRI ... Full text Link to item Cite

Emerging Tick-borne Infections in the Upper Midwest and Northeast United States Among Patients With Suspected Anaplasmosis.

Journal Article Open Forum Infect Dis · April 2024 BACKGROUND: Emerging tick-transmitted illnesses are increasingly recognized in the United States (US). To identify multiple potential tick-borne pathogens in patients from the Upper Midwest and Northeast US with suspected anaplasmosis, we used state-of-the ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Host-Pathogen Dynamics in Leptospirosis - P4

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of California - Los Angeles · 2023 - 2028

Preparing for prospective cohort study of acute febrile illness and sepsis in Madagascar (Madagascar Research Site Implementation)

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Henry M. Jackson Foundation · 2022 - 2025

RADx-UP CDCC

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2025

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Education, Training & Certifications


McGill University (Canada) · 1996 M.D.C.M.