Rare Virus Spread by Ticks Kills Maine Resident - Everyday Health

A Maine resident died from a Powassan virus infection, which is spread by bites from infected ticks.

An adult in Maine has died of a rare tick-borne virus, according to public health officials. The resident of Waldo County, in southern Maine, died after being treated in the hospital for neurologica… [+2490 chars]

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