Heartland Virus in Lone Star Ticks, Alabama, USA.

Heartland Virus in Lone Star Ticks, Alabama, USA.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Aug;26(8):1954-1956
Authors: Newman BC, Sutton WB, Moncayo AC, Hughes HR, Taheri A, Moore TC, Schweitzer CJ, Wang Y
Abstract
We detected Heartland virus (HRTV) in lone star nymphs collected in 2018 in northern Alabama, USA. Real-time reverse transcription PCR selective for the small segment of the HRTV genome and confirmatory sequencing of positive samples showed high identity with HRTV strains sequenced from Tennessee and Missouri.
PMID: 32687045 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - July 22, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Newman BC, Sutton WB, Moncayo AC, Hughes HR, Taheri A, Moore TC, Schweitzer CJ, Wang Y Tags: Emerg Infect Dis Source Type: research