Heartland virus References Heartland virus Ask Anything Homework Help Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: lone star tick/ Heartland and Bourbon virusesHeartland virus, discovered in 2009, and Bourbon virus, discovered in 2014, are very rare; the latter is not conclusively known to be transmitted by ticks. They both are associated with flulike symptoms and gastrointestinal distress. Read MoreHeartland virus, discovered in 2009, and Bourbon virus, discovered in 2014, are very rare; the latter is not conclusively known to be transmitted by ticks. They both are associated with flulike symptoms and gastrointestinal distress. Read More