This includes Georgia, which is where we've seen recent reports of finding Heartland virus and ticks. Since then, we know that there's been more than 50 human cases across 11 states, mostly in the Midwest and the South. They did an evaluation and found this new virus in their bodies. It was discovered in 2009 when two men who were unrelated became ill in northwest Missouri. It is a type of virus called a Banda virus, and it's relatively new. The Heartland virus is a potentially deadly virus. Pritt to get answers to these questions about the Heartland virus, concerns about ticks and what people can do to prevent tick bites: The Mayo Clinic News Network team sat down with Dr. Please "Courtesy: Mayo Clinic News Network." Name super/CG: Bobbi Pritt, M.D. Journalists: Broadcast-quality video is available in the downloads at the end of the post. Bobbi Pritt talks about the Lone Star tick and bite prevention strategies. It's caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia mayonii. Depending on the part of the country, those ticks can transmit several harmful pathogens. Pritt says ticks are in just about every part of the U.S. No other tick is known to carry the Heartland virus, but Dr. Bobbi Pritt, director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory in Mayo Clinic's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology. to the central U.S, the Southeast, the Northeast, and even as far up as Wisconsin," says Dr. In the past few decades, it's gone from just primarily the southern areas of the U.S. It has been around for a long time, but its numbers have been increasing. "The Lone Star tick, scientifically known as Amblyomma americanum, is a pretty aggressive biting tick that we've actually known about since 1758. The virus has been found in six states - most recently in Georgia. It's an aggressive tick that can transmit many different pathogens to humans, including the Heartland virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a report that says the Lone Star tick is carrying the Heartland virus, which can cause illness or even death for those with underlying conditions. Ticks are a common concern in the spring as more people head outdoors.
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