Seroprevalence of Heartland Virus Antibodies in Blood Donors, Northwestern Missouri, USA

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 undetec...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2019-02, Vol.25 (2), p.358-360
Main Authors: Lindsey, Nicole P, Menitove, Jay E, Biggerstaff, Brad J, Turabelidze, George, Parton, Pat, Peck, Kim, Basile, Alison J, Kosoy, Olga I, Fischer, Marc, Staples, J Erin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Antibodies
Antibodies, Viral - blood
Antibodies, Viral - immunology
arbovirus
Bites (Injuries)
Blood donation
Blood Donors
Bunyaviridae Infections - blood
Bunyaviridae Infections - epidemiology
Bunyaviridae Infections - immunology
Dispatch
Doxycycline
Ehrlichiosis
Female
Geography, Medical
Health aspects
Heartland virus
Humans
Immunoglobulin G - blood
Immunoglobulin G - immunology
Male
Medical research
Middle Aged
Missouri - epidemiology
Novels
Phlebovirus - immunology
Population Surveillance
Seroepidemiologic Studies
seroprevalence
Seroprevalence of Heartland Virus Antibodies in Blood Donors, Northwestern Missouri, USA
viruses
Young Adult
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2502.181288