New tick-borne disease in the Midwest and southern US: Heartland virus - Insider
6/7/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 10 months ago
by Andrea Michelson
by Andrea Michelson
The first cases of Heartland virus disease were identified in Missouri in 2009. Since then, clusters of cases have been linked to the lone star tick.
In 2009, Dr. Scott Folk treated two patients in western Missouri who had fallen ill after getting bitten by ticks. Most tick-borne diseases, from Lyme disease to Rocky Mountain spotted fever, share … [+3845 chars]
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