Powassan virus (POWV), a type of flavivirus closely related to the Zika and Dengue viruses, is an emerging tick-borne virus spreading across North America. In humans, it can cause symptoms like brain ...

A mom says her infant daughter may be the patient that health officials said is under investigation for having a rare ...

A Maynard girl’s life was drastically changed after contracting Powassan virus from a tick bite in 2019. Her family urges ...

A baby from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts is fighting for her life after contracting a suspected case of the tick-borne ...

Public health officials are investigating whether a newborn girl on Martha’s Vineyard contracted the serious but rare ...

The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced on Wednesday its current list of preseason games, heading into ...

An uncommon tick-borne illness called Powassan virus is making headlines in New England right now because a newborn baby in ...

Tiffany Sisco said her daughter, Lilly, had seizures because of the suspected virus and is receiving intensive care.

Parents of five-week-old Lily Sisco say their daughter is a “fighter” as they struggle with the potential long-lasting ...

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

A Boston baby is hospitalized with seizures and brain damage after a tick bite on Martha's Vineyard may have led to Powassan ...

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