Martha’s Vineyard health officials are investigating a rare case of a tick-born illness called Powassan, which is only the ...

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

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

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

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

AUGUSTA - The Maine CDC has identified the first West Nile and Powassan virus cases of the season. They say an adult resident ...

What to know about the Powassan virus disease, a tick-borne illness The rare ailment, which tends to be much more serious than Lyme disease, is on the rise May 26, 2023 More than 2 years ago 6 min ...

Powassan virus, first discovered in Powassan, Ontario in 1958, is usually spread through the bite of an infected black-legged or deer tick, officially known as Ixodes scapularis, and can be ...

Many people who become infected with Powassan (POW) virus do not develop any symptoms. The incubation period (time from tick bite to onset of illness) ranges from about 1 week to 1 month.

Powassan virus: Potentially fatal tick disease that can be transmitted in minutes reported in Maine By Alexandria Hein , Fox News Published June 6, 2017 10:00am EDT | Updated June 6, 2017 12:50pm EDT ...

Of course, two is not a super high number, unless you are talking about wooly mammoths in your bathroom. Powassan virus infections are still quite rare with a total of 12 reported cases in ...

A New York resident has died after contracting the Powassan virus, a rare virus spread by deer ticks, health officials announced. The Ulster County Health Department was notified of the victim's ...