A rare but sometimes fatal tick borne infection is expanding its range in the U.S., local and federal health officials warn in a report this week. They say that a case of Heartland virus led to a man’s death in 2021. The infection is thought to have been caught in either Virginia or Maryland—a region of the country where the virus hasn’t been spotted in humans until now.
Heartland virus was discovered in 2009 by doctors at the Heartland Regional Medical Center in northwestern Missouri. It’s known to be spread by the Lone Star tick (Amblyomma americanum), which is commonly found throughout the Eastern and Midwestern U.S. Many known cases of Heartland virus have led to hospitalization and death. Around 50 cases have been reported in over a dozen states to date, including Kentucky, Indiana, and as far north as New York.
Thanks in part to climate change, ticks generally are expanding their distribution throughout the U.S., which will make all of the many tick borne diseases, such as Heartland virus, Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever likely to increase.
Here at Armor Pest Control we are already getting calls for tick treatments, one poor customer woke up in bed to find six ticks crawling on her bed sheets ( Her dog goes outside, but sleeps with her at night). Call Now 513-503-1483 to get your yard treated for ticks!
Heartland virus was discovered in 2009 by doctors at the Heartland Regional Medical Center in northwestern Missouri. It’s known to be spread by the Lone Star tick (Amblyomma americanum), which is commonly found throughout the Eastern and Midwestern U.S. Many known cases of Heartland virus have led to hospitalization and death. Around 50 cases have been reported in over a dozen states to date, including Kentucky, Indiana, and as far north as New York.
Thanks in part to climate change, ticks generally are expanding their distribution throughout the U.S., which will make all of the many tick borne diseases, such as Heartland virus, Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever likely to increase.
Here at Armor Pest Control we are already getting calls for tick treatments, one poor customer woke up in bed to find six ticks crawling on her bed sheets ( Her dog goes outside, but sleeps with her at night). Call Now 513-503-1483 to get your yard treated for ticks!
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