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Person dies from tick-borne virus in Bayfield County The patient was one of three Powassan virus cases reported in Wisconsin so far this year, all of which required hospitalization.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Illinois' first human case of the West Nile virus of 2025. Find out more.
The Powassan virus is spread when infected deer ticks bite humans, Wisconsin health officials said.
One dead from tickborne Powassan virus; state health officials urge early testing 3 people were hospitalized this month State health officials urge early testing when you have symptoms.
The Knox County Health Department confirmed presence of West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne illness, in the area on June 23. Here's what to know and how to avoid it.
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A hepatitis A outbreak tied to food and person-to-person transmission has sickened over 2,000 people and killed nine across four major European travel destinations.
Nationally, Powassan virus cases are most common in the northeast and Great Lakes regions, including northern Wisconsin.
POWV is a tickborne virus spread by the blacklegged (deer) tick, the same tick that spreads Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, and several other diseases in Wisconsin.
Hepatitis A outbreak in popular European destinations has sickened thousands, primarily affecting unvaccinated individuals and those with limited healthcare access.