A baby from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts is fighting for her life after contracting the tick-borne Powassan virus.

The potential case comes during one of the worst tick seasons in New England in years, with a surge of tick-borne diseases ...

A tick-borne illness has been spotted in a Martha's Vineyard resident, making it the third diagnosis in the United States ...

South Shore Health's Dr. Todd Ellerin says symptoms of Powassan usually begin with a fever, then headaches, and then often, ...

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Updated Aug. 5 About two weeks ago, West Tisbury resident Tiffany Sisco and her newborn daughter, Lily, were medflighted to ...

A rare tick-borne virus, Powassan, is suspected in a part of Massachusetts. As tick risks expand in the region, what to know and where to learn more.

Aside from the pending investigation, there has only been one case of Powassan virus on the island in the past 20 years.

Rare Powassan virus case in Maine highlights serious tick-borne illness with no vaccine or treatment, causing neurological ...

There are no specific treatments for either Powassan or West Nile virus; care focuses on managing symptoms and complications, ...

The CDC says they've also identified case of West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne disease, in a bird in York County. Officials say steps to prevent these diseases are similar. They include wearing bug ...

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