CCP Virus Was in Ohio in January, New Testing Shows

Colorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (red) heavily infected with CCP virus particles (yellow), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Md., published on April 2, 2020. NIAID

Ohio authorities said they found cases of the CCP virus in the state dating back to January, months before the previously confirmed cases.

Doctors cited testing for antibodies, which are produced by the immune system in response to viruses.