Seroprevalence of Heartland Virus Antibodies in Blood Donors, Northwestern Missouri, USA
oleh: Nicole P. Lindsey, Jay E. Menitove, Brad J. Biggerstaff, George Turabelidze, Pat Parton, Kim Peck, Alison J. Basile, Olga I. Kosoy, Marc Fischer, J. Erin Staples
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-02-01 |
Deskripsi
We estimated the seroprevalence of Heartland virus antibodies to be 0.9% (95% CI 0.4%–4.2%) in a convenience sample of blood donors from northwestern Missouri, USA, where human cases and infected ticks have been identified. Although these findings suggest that some past human infections were undetected, the estimated prevalence is low.