Heartland Virus in Lone Star Ticks, Alabama, USA

Authors

Brent C. Newman, Tennessee State UniversityFollow
William B. Sutton, Tennessee State UniversityFollow
Abelardo C. Moncayo, Tennessee Department of Health
Holly R. Hughes, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ali Taheri, Tennessee State UniversityFollow
Thomas C. Moore, Tennessee Department of Health
Callie J. Schweitzer, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
Yong Wang, Alabama A&M University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-2020

Abstract

We detected Heartland virus (HRTV) in lone star nymphs collected in 2018 in northern Alabama, USA. Real-time reverse transcription PCR selective for the small segment of the HRTV genome and confirmatory sequencing of positive samples showed high identity with HRTV strains sequenced from Tennessee and Missouri.

Recommended Citation

Newman BC, Sutton WB, Moncayo AC, Hughes HR, Taheri A, Moore TC, et al. Heartland Virus in Lone Star Ticks, Alabama, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020;26(8):1954-1956. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2608.200494