Volume 21, Number 10—October 2015
Dispatch
Heartland Virus Neutralizing Antibodies in Vertebrate Wildlife, United States, 2009–2014
Kasen K. Riemersma1 and Nicholas Komar
Table 1
Animals screened and confirmed seropositive for Heartland virus neutralizing antibodies, central and eastern United States, 2009–2014
| State | No. (%) counties sampled | Species | No. screened | Confirmed seropositive, no. (%; 95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 5 (7) | Raccoon (Procyon lotor) | 99 | 0 (0; 0–4) |
| Florida | 34 (51) | White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) | 65 | 4 (6; 2–15) |
| Raccoon | 40 | 0 (0; 0–9) | ||
| Georgia | 1 (1) | White-tailed deer | 104 | 15 (14; 8–23) |
| Illinois | 8 (8) | Coyote (Canis latrans) | 25 | 1 (4; 1–20) |
| Raccoon | 68 | 0 (0; 0–5) | ||
| Indiana | 13 (14) | Raccoon | 64 | 2(3; 1–11) |
| Iowa | 6 (6) | Coyote | 2 | 0 (0; 0–5) |
| Raccoon | 98 | 0 (0; 0–13) | ||
| Kansas | 10 (10) | Coyote | 22 | 10 (46; 27–65) |
| Kentucky | 7 (6) | Raccoon | 44 | 4 (9; 4–21) |
| Maine | 6 (38) | White-tailed deer | 63 | 7 (11; 6–21) |
| Missouri | 10 (9) | Coyote | 12 | 0 (0; 0–24) |
| White-tailed deer | 2 | 0 (0; 0–66) | ||
| Raccoon | 75 | 10 (13; 7–23) | ||
| New Hampshire | 7 (70) | Moose (Alces alces) | 22 | 4 (18; 5–40) |
| White-tailed deer | 58 | 9 (16; 7–27) | ||
| North Carolina | 2 (2) | White-tailed deer | 32 | 13 (41; 24–59) |
| Ohio | 7 (8) | Raccoon | 94 | 0 (0; 0–4) |
| Pennsylvania | 15 (22) | Raccoon | 81 | 0 (0; 0–5) |
| Tennessee | 7 (7) | Raccoon | 92 | 13 (14; 8–23) |
| Texas | 22 (9) | Raccoon | 85 | 4 (5; 2–12) |
| Vermont | 5 (36) | White-tailed deer | 72 | 7 (10; 5–19) |
| Virginia | 2 (2) | Raccoon | 37 | 0 (0; 0–9) |
| West Virginia |
19 (35) |
Raccoon |
72 |
0 (0; 0–5) |
| Total | 1,428 | 103 (7; 6–9) |
1Current affiliation: University of California, Davis, California, USA.
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