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.

"Powassan is a virus that attacks the brain. It comes from a tick bite and there really isn't a prevention for it or a treatment," says Dr. Marina Keller, an infectious disease specialist at ...

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

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

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 ...

A Maynard girl’s life was drastically changed after contracting Powassan virus from a tick bite in 2019. Her family urges ...

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

The West Tisbury Emergency Management Department said that Powassan virus was being investigated on Martha’s Vineyard. The ...

An unsettling update to a suspected case of Powassan virus found on Martha’s Vineyard.Tonight – we’ve learned the patient who ...