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Emerg Infect Dis
; 26(7): 1548-1552, 2020 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32568061
ABSTRACT
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 distribution in Illinois.
