Tick-borne disease -- United States
Researchers have confirmed that Heartland virus, an emerging pathogen with potentially dire consequences for those infected, is present in Lone Star ticks in 2 Illinois counties hundreds of miles apart. Lone Star ticks were first detected in Illinois in 1999 but had not been found to be infected with Heartland virus in the state.
The findings are reported in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases [see reference below].
In July 2018, a resident of Kankakee County was hospitalized after
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