Heartland Virus Infection in Elderly Patient Initially Suspected of Having Ehrlichiosis, North Carolina, USA
Alexis M. Barbarin, Teresa G. Fisher, Michael H. Reiskind, Carl Williams, Bryan N. Ayres, Kristen L. Burkhalter, William L. Nicholson · 2024
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Alexis Barbarin and co-authors report an elderly patient in North Carolina who turned out to have Heartland virus, a tick-borne virus, in a 2024 case report. Doctors first suspected ehrlichiosis, a bacterial tick disease with a similar face. The case was tangled by the patient's earlier infection with that bacterium. At the patient's home, ticks carried a second Ehrlichia species and another tick virus, Bourbon virus. The authors urge clinicians who suspect ehrlichiosis to also test for tick-borne viruses.
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| CREATOR | Alexis M. Barbarin, Teresa G. Fisher, Michael H. Reiskind, Carl Williams, Bryan N. Ayres, Kristen L. Burkhalter, William L. Nicholson |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 13 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |