Heartland Virus Transmission, Suffolk County, New York, USA

Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Oct 14;27(12). doi: 10.3201/eid2712.211426. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDuring 2018, Heartland virus RNA was detected in an Amblyomma americanum tick removed from a resident of Suffolk County, New York, USA. The persons showed seroconversion. Tick surveillance and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) serosurveys showed widespread distribution in Suffolk County, emphasizing a need for disease surveillance anywhere A. americanum ticks are established or emerging.PMID:34648421 | DOI:10.3201/eid2712.211426

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - October 14, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Alan P Dupuis Melissa A Prusinski Collin O'Connor Joseph G Maffei Kiet A Ngo Cheri A Koetzner Michael P Santoriello Christopher L Romano Guang Xu Fumiko Ribbe Scott R Campbell Stephen M Rich P Bryon Backenson Laura D Kramer Alexander T Ciota Source Type: research