The findings appear in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases. The paper includes a genetic analysis of the virus samples, which researchers isolated from ticks collected in central Georgia. The research adds new evidence for how the tick-borne Heartland virus, first identified in Missouri in 2009, may evolve and spread geographically and from one organism to another....
by Emory University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Heartland virus is circulating in lone star ticks in Georgia, scientists at Emory University have found, confirming active transmission of the virus within the state. The journal Emerging Infectious Diseases published the findings, which include a genetic analysis of the virus samples, isolated from ticks collected in central...
