Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) reported the hospitalization of the unnamed Hancock County ...

There are no specific treatments for either Powassan or West Nile virus; care focuses on managing symptoms and complications, ...

The agency said 43 percent of the 667 animals tested for rabies in 2024 were bats, and 10 tested positive. Maine's last reported human rabies case was in 1937.

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has also reported the season's first case of West Nile virus, which was ...

An adult in Hancock County became infected with Powassan virus and was hospitalized after developing neurologic symptoms.

PORTLAND (WGME) -- A Maine resident has tested positive for a tick-borne illness. It's the first confirmed case identified in a person in Maine this year. The Maine CDC says an adult in Hancock County ...

A record share of US kindergartners had an exemption for a required vaccination last school year, and coverage for all ...

Rare Powassan virus case in Maine highlights serious tick-borne illness with no vaccine or treatment, causing neurological symptoms and potential fatality.

Health officials say a case of the Powassan Virus was discovered in Hancock County. In York County, the West Nile Virus was ...

Jul. 27—The Mills administration has tapped an epidemiologist currently overseeing public health in the Navajo Nation in Arizona to be the next director of the Maine Centers for Disease Control ...

Shah joined Maine CDC in June 2019 and led its efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. He will replace Debra Houry, who joined in 2021, and will report to U.S. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky.