"We had to physically lift him and help him walk." 20-year-old patient recovering from rare tick-borne illness: 'I thought I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Massachusetts mom says her infant daughter may be the patient that state health officials recently said is under investigation ...

Health officials warm residents to take precautions.

According to the Winnebago County Health Department, routine testing of tick samples collected in the area turned up positive ...

The most common tick in Massachusetts is the blacklegged, also known as the deer tick, which can transmit several diseases ...

MINNEAPOLIS — There is no vaccine or treatment for the Powassan virus, but researchers at the University of Minnesota said they have identified a weak point within the tick-borne flavivirus that could ...

A Massachusetts mother has identified her newborn daughter, who has a possible case of Powassan virus, which is under investigation by health officials on Martha's Vineyard. Health officials did not ...

Public health officials are investigating whether a newborn girl on Martha’s Vineyard contracted Powassan virus, a serious but rare tick-borne disease that has been on the rise in recent years. The ...