A team at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has now found signs that Heartland virus is circulating in deer, raccoons, coyotes and moose in 13 states — from Texas to North Carolina and Florida to Maine, NPR reports.
"It was not only in these states, but it was fairly common," says biologist Nick Komar, who led the study. "It's very possible there have been many other cases that have been overlooked."
Komar and his colleague looked for signs of previous Heartland infections in about 1,400 animals in 17 states. About 100 animals tested positive for Heartland antibodies, Komar and his colleague report Wednesday in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases.
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Source: NPR
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