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Volume 29, Number 5—May 2023
Dispatch

Fatal Case of Heartland Virus Disease Acquired in the Mid-Atlantic Region, United States

Sichen Liu1, Suraj Kannan1, Monica Meeks, Sandra Sanchez, Kyle W. Girone, James C. Broyhill, Roosecelis Brasil Martines, Joshua Bernick, Lori Flammia, Julia Murphy, Susan L. Hills, Kristen L. Burkhalter, Janeen J. Laven, David Gaines, and Christopher J. HoffmannComments to Author 
Author affiliations: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland, USA (S. Liu); Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA (S. Kannan, M. Meeks, S. Sanchez, C.J. Hoffman); Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia, USA (K.W. Girone, J.C. Broyhill, J. Bernick, L. Flammia, J. Murphy, D. Gaines); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (R.B. Martines); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA (S.L. Hills, K.L. Burkhalter, J.J. Laven)

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Figure 1

Postmortem autopsy findings in a fatal case of heartland virus disease acquired in the mid-Atlantic region, United States. A) Hematoxylin and eosin stain of patient accessory spleen; arrow indicates congestion with hemophagocytic histiocytes. Scale bar indicates 50 μm. B) Hematoxylin and eosin stain showing pulmonary hyperinflammation, including pleural thickening and adhesions, and pulmonary fibrosis, edema, and calcifications. Scale bar indicates 125 μm.

Figure 1. Postmortem autopsy findings in a fatal case of heartland virus disease acquired in the mid-Atlantic region, United States. A) Hematoxylin and eosin stain of patient accessory spleen; arrow indicates congestion with hemophagocytic histiocytes. Scale bar indicates 50 μm. B) Hematoxylin and eosin stain showing pulmonary hyperinflammation, including pleural thickening and adhesions, and pulmonary fibrosis, edema, and calcifications. Scale bar indicates 125 μm.

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1These first authors contributed equally to this article.

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