Heartland virus infection in a heart transplant recipient from the Heartland

Abstract

Tick-borne infections represent a significant health risk each year in the United States. Immunocompromised patients are typically at risk of more severe disease manifestations than their immunocompetent counterparts. Here we report a case of a newly emerging phlebovirus, Heartland virus, in a heart transplant recipient.

Keywords: Heartland virus; solid organ transplant; tick-borne infection.