TY - JOUR
T1 - Heartland Virus in Humans and Ticks, Illinois, USA, 2018-2019
AU - Tuten, Holly C.
AU - Burkhalter, Kristen L.
AU - Noel, Kylee R.
AU - Hernandez, Erica J.
AU - Yates, Seth
AU - Wojnowski, Keith
AU - Hartleb, John
AU - Debosik, Samantha
AU - Holmes, April
AU - Stone, Christopher M.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported through an agreement with the Illinois Department of Public Health. Points of view or opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the Illinois Department of Public Health or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The INHS Medical Entomology Lab is additionally supported through the State of Illinois Used Tire Management and Emergency Public Health Funds.
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PY - 2020/7
Y1 - 2020/7
N2 - In 2018, Heartland disease virus infected 2 persons in Illinois, USA. In 2019, ticks were collected at potential tick bite exposure locations and tested for Heartland and Bourbon viruses. A Heartland virus-positive pool of adult male Amblyomma americanum ticks was found at 2 locations, 439 km apart, suggesting widespread disÂtribution in Illinois.
AB - In 2018, Heartland disease virus infected 2 persons in Illinois, USA. In 2019, ticks were collected at potential tick bite exposure locations and tested for Heartland and Bourbon viruses. A Heartland virus-positive pool of adult male Amblyomma americanum ticks was found at 2 locations, 439 km apart, suggesting widespread disÂtribution in Illinois.
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U2 - 10.3201/eid2607.200110
DO - 10.3201/eid2607.200110
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32568061
AN - SCOPUS:85086865260
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 26
SP - 1548
EP - 1552
JO - Emerging Infectious Diseases
JF - Emerging Infectious Diseases
IS - 7
ER -