Martha’s Vineyard health officials are investigating a rare case of a tick-born illness called Powassan, which is only the ...

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

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has also reported the season's first case of West Nile virus, which was ...

As summer winds down, the Eau Claire City County Health Department is urging residents to stay vigilant against tick-borne ...

AUGUSTA - The Maine CDC has identified the first West Nile and Powassan virus cases of the season. They say an adult resident ...

While the Wisconsin Department of Health Services has put out an advisory about the presence of the powassan virus in Wisconsin, the County City Health Department said that the rare virus is not the ...

An adult in Hancock County became infected with Powassan virus and was hospitalized after developing neurologic symptoms, ...

All across the commonwealth residents and visitors alike are getting outside and enjoying the great weather. Pennsylvania’s ...

Powassan virus can be transmitted through the bite of an infected deer tick or woodchuck tick. The virus was first identified in 1958 and was first found in deer ticks, which bite humans and also ...

Many people who become infected with Powassan (POW) virus do not develop any symptoms. The incubation period (time from tick bite to onset of illness) ranges from about 1 week to 1 month.