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Public health officials are investigating whether a newborn girl on Martha’s Vineyard contracted the serious but rare ...
A mom says her infant daughter may be the patient that health officials said is under investigation for having a rare ...
Parents of five-week-old Lily Sisco say their daughter is a “fighter” as they struggle with the potential long-lasting ...
A baby from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts is fighting for her life after contracting a suspected case of the tick-borne ...
South Shore Health's Dr. Todd Ellerin says symptoms of Powassan usually begin with a fever, then headaches, and then often, ...
Rare Powassan virus case in Maine highlights serious tick-borne illness with no vaccine or treatment, causing neurological ...
A Boston baby is hospitalized with seizures and brain damage after a tick bite on Martha's Vineyard may have led to Powassan ...
The tick-borne virus, which can cause encephalitis, meningitis and death, is spreading throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin, but there are no drugs to treat or prevent it.
A Maynard girl’s life was drastically changed after contracting Powassan virus from a tick bite in 2019. Her family urges ...
An uncommon tick-borne illness called Powassan virus is making headlines in New England right now because a newborn baby in ...
While rare, the rate of the Powassan virus is increasing and can cause severe disease, including inflammation of the brain ...
Aside from the pending investigation, there has only been one case of Powassan virus on the island in the past 20 years.