Heartland Virus Transmission, Suffolk County, New York, USA

Heartland Virus Transmission, Suffolk County, New York, USA

During 2018, Heartland virus RNA was detected in an Amblyomma americanum tick removed from a resident of Suffolk County, New York, USA. The person showed seroconversion. Tick surveillance and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) serosurveys showed widespread distribution in Suffolk County, emp...

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Main 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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Heartland virus
HRTV
arboviruses
viruses
ticks
white-tailed deer
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/12/21-1426_article
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Summary:During 2018, Heartland virus RNA was detected in an Amblyomma americanum tick removed from a resident of Suffolk County, New York, USA. The person 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.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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