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Public health officials are investigating whether a newborn girl on Martha’s Vineyard contracted the serious but rare ...
Tiffany Sisco, who declined to be interviewed by ABC News, told Boston ABC station WCVB that she found a tick on her ...
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.
A mom says her infant daughter may be the patient that health officials said is under investigation for having a rare Powassan virus infection.
Aside from the pending investigation, there has only been one case of Powassan virus on the island in the past 20 years.
South Shore Health's Dr. Todd Ellerin says symptoms of Powassan usually begin with a fever, then headaches, and then often, ...
Massachusetts ( WBZ) -- A newborn baby from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts is fighting for her life at a Boston hospital ...
Preliminary tests show the baby contracted Powassan virus, a rare but serious tick-borne disease that can be fatal.
A rare tick-borne virus, Powassan, is suspected on the Vineyard. As tick risks expand in the region, what to know and where to learn more.
Newborn on Martha's Vineyard suspected to have rare Powassan virus after a tick bite; family waits for test results.
A 5-week-old infant named Lily has been diagnosed with a suspected case of Powassan virus, a rare tick-borne illness.