Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Dec;30(12):2625-2628. doi: 10.3201/eid3012.240646. Epub 2024 Nov 5.
We report a patient in North Carolina, USA, with Heartland virus infection whose diagnosis was complicated by previous Ehrlichia chaffeensis infection. We identified E. ewingii-infected and Bourbon virus-infected tick pools at the patient's residence. Healthcare providers should consider testing for tickborne viruses if ehrlichiosis is suspected.
我们报告了美国北卡罗来纳州的一名 Heartland 病毒感染患者,其诊断因先前感染埃立克体属细菌而变得复杂。我们在患者住所发现了感染埃利希体属细菌和波本病毒的蜱虫群。如果怀疑患有埃立克体病,医疗保健提供者应考虑检测 tickborne 病毒。