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A rare tick-borne virus has killed one and hospitalized two others in Wisconsin so far this year, The News Tribune reports.
It's rare but not impossible. A mysterious tick-borne virus is raising alarms in Wisconsin, and it's sending some people to ...
A Medford girl contracted the Powassan virus when she was less than a year old. Danielle Eisner is doing better. But she is ...
The patient was one of three Powassan virus cases reported in Wisconsin so far this year, all of which required ...
A deadly virus, transmitted through tick bites, killed one and hospitalized two others as of June, Wisconsin health officials ...
The virus is transmitted to people through infected deer ticks -- the same tick that spreads Lyme disease and other diseases.
Nationally, Powassan virus cases are most common in the northeast and Great Lakes regions, including northern Wisconsin.
Tick season is already off to a rough start, and catching bites early is key to preventing tick-borne disease. Research ...
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.
With summer now here, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) reminds residents to take recommended common-sense precautions to keep everyone, especially young children, safe this summer.
Q: We live in Wisconsin, and this year we're seeing a lot of news about ticks carrying Lyme disease and a few other kinds I ...
Here is basic, but essential information on what you should know about Powassan, a rare and deadly disease spread by ticks.