Martha’s Vineyard health officials are investigating a rare case of a tick-born illness called Powassan, which is only the ...

As summer winds down, the Eau Claire City County Health Department is urging residents to stay vigilant against tick-borne ...

While the Wisconsin Department of Health Services has put out an advisory about the presence of the powassan virus in Wisconsin, the County City Health Department said that the rare virus is not the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – As the summer heats up, disease-carrying insects like mosquitoes and ticks become more active.

Collins is encouraged that this new bill will provide important research and vaccines against tick-spread illnesses. This ...

Northwell Health reports multiple tick-borne diseases beyond Lyme exist in the U.S., emphasizing prevention and awareness is ...

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

Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) reported the hospitalization of the unnamed Hancock County ...

The CDC says they've also identified case of West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne disease, in a bird in York County. Officials say steps to prevent these diseases are similar. They include wearing bug ...

The first human case of Powassan virus infection this year was in a Hancock County resident, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported July 29.

There are no specific treatments for either Powassan or West Nile virus; care focuses on managing symptoms and complications, ...