Illinois Resident Tests Positive for Tick-Borne Heartland Virus

Illinois Resident Tests Positive for Tick-Borne Heartland Virus
The Heartland virus is spread by the lone star tick. AOL/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
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An older person who lives in rural Jackson County has become the third individual to test positive for the tick-borne Heartland virus in Illinois since 2018.

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) said in a press release on Aug. 23 that the older individual had “recently” tested positive for the virus, for which there is currently no preventative vaccine or treatment.
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