Recently discovered tick-borne phleboviruses have been associated with severe disease and death among persons in Asia and the United States. We report the discovery of a novel tick phlebovirus in Tasmania State, Australia, that is closely related to those zoonotic viruses found in Asia and North America.
Keywords: Australia; Heartland virus; bunyavirus; phlebovirus; severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus; shy albatross; tick; viruses; zoonoses.