AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – UMass Amherst researchers detected the emerging Powassan virus using real-time testing during a tick survey in parts of Massachusetts. Tick season alert: Stay safe on ...

The team describes the study, titled "Tick-borne Viruses: Transmission and Surveillance," in a special issue of the journal Viruses. "Powassan has been a growing concern in New England for the ...

Some ticks can transmit illnesses to humans, including Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and even Powassan virus. So, whether you're venturing out into the wilderness or just going out ...

Powassan encephalitis and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, two serious tick-borne diseases, have been identified in Minnesota residents, state health officials said today. More commonly occurring ...

MDH A woman in her 60s from northern Minnesota has died from a brain infection due to Powassan virus. This is the first death in the state attributed to the disease, known as POW. One ...

Some ticks can transmit illnesses to humans, including Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and even Powassan virus. So, whether you're venturing out into the wilderness or just going out ...

Reconstruction of the dispersal history of Powassan virus lineage 2 viruses inferred by a spatially-explicit phylogeographic analysis. The highly focal distribution of the virus, with rare long ...

but ticks can also spread equine encephalitis to people and pets as well as Powassan virus." She adds, "Even ticks that don’t spread diseases are still dangerous to have in your yard.