Two new viruses were detected in ticks in Nebraska.
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday that it had detected Heartland and Bourbon virus cases in the state, though no human cases have been reported.
One case of each virus was detected from Sarpy County collections in the 2026 surveillance season. A DHHS press release stated testing for the two viruses started two years ago. A Heartland case was last detected from a Richardson County collection in the 2025 surveillance season…