Health officials say this death serves as a reminder of the vital importance of preventing tick bites. “Although Powassan cases are rarely identified, it is a severe disease which is fatal in ...
"I usually squash them." Dad reveals odd but possibly brilliant way to reuse pill bottles for ticks: 'Interesting idea' first ...
A new, rare, deadly disease is threatening to sweep through the U.S. — crippling those unlucky enough to catch it by swelling their brains and spines. The illness, which has been dubbed the ...
Powassan encephalitis and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, two serious tick-borne diseases, have been identified in Minnesota residents, state health officials said today. A Dakota County child died ...
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Reconstruction of the dispersal history of Powassan virus lineage 2 viruses inferred by a spatially-explicit phylogeographic analysis. The highly focal distribution of the virus, with rare long ...