Heartland Virus Epidemiology, Vector Association, and Disease Potential

Heartland Virus Epidemiology, Vector Association, and Disease Potential

First identified in two Missouri farmers exhibiting low white-blood-cell and platelet counts in 2009, Heartland virus (HRTV) is genetically closely related to severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV), a tick-borne phlebovirus producing similar symptoms in China, Korea, and Japan. Fi...

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Main Authors: Aaron C. Brault, Harry M. Savage, Nisha K. Duggal, Rebecca J. Eisen, J. Erin Staples
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
Heartland virus
Amblyomma americanum
lone star tick
transmission
thrombocytopenia
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/10/9/498

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