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20 October 2023 Emerging tickborne viruses vectored by Amblyomma americanum (Ixodida: Ixodidae): Heartland and Bourbon viruses
Alan P. Dupuis II, Rachel E. Lange, Alexander T. Ciota
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Abstract

Heartland (HRTV) and Bourbon (BRBV) viruses are newly identified tick-borne viruses, isolated from serious clinical cases in 2009 and 2014, respectively. Both viruses originated in the lower Midwest United States near the border of Missouri and Kansas, cause similar disease manifestations, and are presumably vectored by the same tick species, Amblyomma americanum Linnaeus (Ixodida: Ixodidae). In this article, we provide a current review of HRTV and BRBV, including the virology, epidemiology, and ecology of the viruses with an emphasis on the tick vector. We touch on current challenges of vector control and surveillance, and we discuss future directions in the study of these emergent pathogens.

Alan P. Dupuis II, Rachel E. Lange, and Alexander T. Ciota "Emerging tickborne viruses vectored by Amblyomma americanum (Ixodida: Ixodidae): Heartland and Bourbon viruses," Journal of Medical Entomology 60(6), 1183-1198, (20 October 2023). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjad060
Received: 21 March 2023; Accepted: 19 May 2023; Published: 20 October 2023
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KEYWORDS
arbovirus
Bourbon virus
Heartland virus
tick
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