Research shows new reasons to watch for ticks in Georgia

This picture contains the lone star tick, which is one of three ticks that can cause Ehrlichiosis. (Judy Gallagher/Flickr)

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A virus unknown until a little more than a decade ago is circulating among lone star ticks in Georgia, Emory University scientists say.

Heartland virus was first identified in Missouri in 2009 in two severely ill individuals.