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Heartland Virus Neutralizing Antibodies in Vertebrate Wildlife, United States, 2009–2014

Since its discovery in 2009, the tickborne Heartland virus (HRTV) has caused human illness in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Tennessee USA. To better assess the geographic distribution of HRTV, we used wildlife serology as an indicator. This retrospective evaluation determined that HRTV is widespread withi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Riemersma, Kasen K., Komar, Nicholas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4593439/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26401988
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2110.150380
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Sumario:Since its discovery in 2009, the tickborne Heartland virus (HRTV) has caused human illness in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Tennessee USA. To better assess the geographic distribution of HRTV, we used wildlife serology as an indicator. This retrospective evaluation determined that HRTV is widespread within the central and eastern United States.