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PRO/AH/EDR> Tick-borne encephalitis virus – USA (02): (ME) Powassan virus

Powassan virus -- United StatesWhen a Maine woman died suddenly in 2013 after a tick bite, the state went on alert against the dangerous virus that claimed her life.A Rockland-area artist fell ill almost immediately after finding a tick stubbornly embedded in her shoulder that November [2013]. She died just weeks later.At the time, Powassan virus hadn't been documented in Maine in nearly a decade. Much rarer than Lyme disease, but transmitted more quickly and potentially more devastating, Powassan Read more [...]