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 ...

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

Updated Aug. 5 About two weeks ago, West Tisbury resident Tiffany Sisco and her newborn daughter, Lily, were medflighted to ...

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

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

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

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

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

A Massachusetts mother has identified her newborn daughter, who has a possible case of Powassan virus, which is under ...

While rare, the rate of the Powassan virus is increasing and can cause severe disease, including inflammation of the brain ...