Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Four people in Connecticut have tested positive for Powassan virus, the state department of health confirmed Monday, the first ...

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and the Department of Health and Social Services Division of Public Health (DPH) are reminding residents to take simple steps to ...

As people head outdoors for the warmer months, Delaware officials are urging caution against tick bites, warning that the pests remain active year-round and can carry serious illnesses.

A town in Massachusetts is warning residents to take precautions after its first-ever case of Powassan virus, a tick-borne disease, was reported last week. Health officials in Sharon, located about 25 ...

Powassan is a rare, but serious disease. Its rarity presents a challenge to those who study it. Research in a lab setting requires strict safety controls and investments that are hard to come by for ...

SLEEP AND RESPIRATORY CARE DEVICES. AS MARYLAND REPORTED ITS FIRST CASE OF A RARE TICK BORNE ILLNESS. ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE CASE OF POWASSAN VIRUS IS TRAVEL RELATED. THE PATIENT ...

Parents of five-week-old Lily Sisco say their daughter is a “fighter” as they struggle with the potential long-lasting effects of Powassan virus WCVB Channel 5 Boston/YouTube A newborn baby was bitten ...

A Massachusetts town has confirmed its first case of Powassan virus, a tick-borne disease that has become increasingly more common in humans. A confirmed case of the disease has been reported in ...

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. While the ...

Four people in Connecticut have tested positive for Powassan virus, the state department of health confirmed Monday, the first cases of the virus identified in Connecticut this year. Powassan virus is ...