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Positive case of Heartland virus reported in Jackson County, Ill.
By Amber Ruch
Published: Aug. 23, 2022 at 5:19 PM EDT|Updated: 21 minutes ago
JACKSON COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - A positive case of Heartland virus, the third in the state since 2018, was reported recently in southern Illinois.
According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, an older person living in rural Jackson County recently tested positive for the tick-borne virus.
The first two Heartland virus cases in Illinois were reported in 2018 in Kankakee County and Williamson County.
Like spread by the Lone Star Tick, IDPH said more than 50 cases of Heartland virus disease have been reported in the Midwest and southern United States since 2009...
Positive case of Heartland virus reported in Jackson County, Ill.
By Amber Ruch
Published: Aug. 23, 2022 at 5:19 PM EDT|Updated: 21 minutes ago
JACKSON COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - A positive case of Heartland virus, the third in the state since 2018, was reported recently in southern Illinois.
According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, an older person living in rural Jackson County recently tested positive for the tick-borne virus.
The first two Heartland virus cases in Illinois were reported in 2018 in Kankakee County and Williamson County.
Like spread by the Lone Star Tick, IDPH said more than 50 cases of Heartland virus disease have been reported in the Midwest and southern United States since 2009...