Study Confirms Heartland Virus in Lone Star Ticks in Georgia

Heartland Virus in Lone Star Ticks

The report of a human death in Georgia from Heartland virus (HRTV) as well as confirmed white-tailed deer exposure to the tick-borne pathogen prompted researchers to collect samples of questing ticks in 2018–2019. The samples were taken from 26 sites near the areas where seropositive deer were captured, as well as the residence of the human patient.

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