Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Heartland virus
MICROBIOLOGY
- Heartland bandavirus (also known as Heartland virus, HRTV), a tick-transmitted phlebovirus, a member of the Bunyavirales order.
- Single-stranded RNA virus
- Similar to SFTS (severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus) seen in China.
- Vector: Amblyomma americanum (Lone Star tick appears able to transmit; this is the same primary vector for HME).
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Last updated: May 20, 2024
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul G. "Heartland Virus." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2024. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540657/all/Heartland_virus.
Auwaerter PG. Heartland virus. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2024. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540657/all/Heartland_virus. Accessed May 16, 2025.
Auwaerter, P. G. (2024). Heartland virus. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540657/all/Heartland_virus
Auwaerter PG. Heartland Virus [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2024. [cited 2025 May 16]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540657/all/Heartland_virus.
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