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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 ...
A Maynard girl’s life was drastically changed after contracting Powassan virus from a tick bite in 2019. Her family urges ...
Tiffany Sisco said her daughter, Lilly, had seizures because of the suspected virus and is receiving intensive care.
An unsettling update to a suspected case of Powassan virus found on Martha’s Vineyard.Tonight – we’ve learned the patient who ...
A Massachusetts mom says her infant daughter may be the patient that health officials recently said is under investigation ...
Aside from the pending investigation, there has only been one case of Powassan virus on the island in the past 20 years.
Parents of five-week-old Lily Sisco say their daughter is a “fighter” as they struggle with the potential long-lasting ...
South Shore Health's Dr. Todd Ellerin says symptoms of Powassan usually begin with a fever, then headaches, and then often, ...
A mom says her infant daughter may be the patient that health officials said is under investigation for having a rare Powassan virus infection.
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.
Preliminary tests show the baby contracted Powassan virus, a rare but serious tick-borne disease that can be fatal.