The agency said 43 percent of the 667 animals tested for rabies in 2024 were bats, and 10 tested positive. Maine's last ...

Health officials say a case of the Powassan Virus was discovered in Hancock County. In York County, the West Nile Virus was ...

Public health officials say a Hancock County resident was hospitalized with Powassan, and a crow with West Nile virus was ...

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

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

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

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

PORTLAND (WGME) -- A Maine resident has tested positive for a tick-borne illness. It's the first confirmed case identified in a person in Maine this year. The Maine CDC says an adult in Hancock County ...

A record share of US kindergartners had an exemption for a required vaccination last school year, and coverage for all ...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is urging residents and visitors to prepare for an active mosquito season due to the warm and rainy weather. The Maine ...

The Maine CDC has issued new advisories for how much freshwater fish you eat from some Maine waters due to PFAS contamination. It comes after recent testing of both the water and fish themselves.

WATERVILLE, Maine (WABI) - Dr. Nirav Shah, who rose to national prominence during the pandemic as director of the Maine CDC, will now be joining Colby College in the fall.