Now, many are concerned about Powassan virus (POW), associated with fever, vomiting, seizures and memory loss. About half of survivors have permanent neurological symptoms and 10% of all cases are ...

Cossar said her little brother was the first recorded death from Powassan virus. The disease was named after the northern Ontario town, south of North Bay, where their family lived at that time.

Ontario, with co-authors. More information: Powassan virus encephalitis in a 9-year-old, Canadian Medical Association Journal (2024). DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.240227 Provided by Canadian Medical ...

This year is shaping up to be a banner year for disease-spreading ticks. Most tick-borne diseases are serious, but there's a particularly bad one to look out for if you live in Minnesota ...

There’s also the Powassan Virus. Amanda Bakken, an epidemiologist with Health and Human Services, said there are three types of ticks in the U.S. that can transmit it. In North Dakota ...

The presence of Powassan virus in an individual who traveled to Maryland was confirmed by the department on September 22. Powassan is an illness spread by the bite of an infected tick, according ...

Ticks can spread Lyme disease and give people red meat allergies, and now there’s increasing worry in Minnesota about another ailment spread by the blood-sucking pests: the Powassan virus.