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Volume 26, Number 8—August 2020
Research Letter

Heartland Virus in Lone Star Ticks, Alabama, USA

Brent C. NewmanComments to Author , William B. Sutton, Abelardo C. Moncayo, Holly R. Hughes, Ali Taheri, Thomas C. Moore, Callie J. Schweitzer, and Yong Wang
Author affiliations: Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA (B.C. Newman, W.B. Sutton, A. Taheri); Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville (A.C. Moncayo, T.C. Moore); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA (H.R. Hughes); US Department of Agriculture, Huntsville, Alabama, USA (C.J. Schweitzer); Alab; ma Agricultural and Mechanical University, Huntsville (Y. Wang)

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Distribution of HRTV and range of Amblyomma americanum ticks. A) Geographic distribution of Heartland virus, United States, 2009–2020 (1,2) with historical and expanded range of A. americanum ticks adapted from (4). B) Location of the William B. Bankhead National Forest within Lawrence and Winston Counties, Alabama, and collection site of the HRTV-positive A. americanum nymphs. All maps were created by using ArcGIS Pro 2.5 (ESRI, https://www.esri.com/en-us/home). HRTV, Heartland virus.

Figure. Distribution of HRTV and range of Amblyomma americanum ticks. A) Geographic distribution of Heartland virus, United States, 2009–2020 (1,2) with historical and expanded range of A. americanum ticks adapted from (4). B) Location of the William B. Bankhead National Forest within Lawrence and Winston Counties, Alabama, and collection site of the HRTV-positive A. americanum nymphs. All maps were created by using ArcGIS Pro 2.5 (ESRI, https://www.esri.com/en-us/home). HRTV, Heartland virus.

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