Powassan virus (POWV), a type of flavivirus closely related to the Zika and Dengue viruses, is an emerging tick-borne virus ...

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

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

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

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 ...

A Massachusetts woman is sharing her family's experience after her granddaughter was diagnosed with Powassan virus after a tick bite, leading to long-term health challenges. In June 2019, a 5-year-old ...

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

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

The tick-borne virus, which can cause encephalitis, meningitis and death, is spreading throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin, but there are no drugs to treat or prevent it.

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

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