"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 ...

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

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

An uncommon tick-borne illness called Powassan virus is making headlines in New England right now because a newborn baby in ...

A Boston baby is hospitalized with seizures and brain damage after a tick bite on Martha's Vineyard may have led to Powassan ...

The West Tisbury Emergency Management Department said that Powassan virus was being investigated on Martha’s Vineyard. The department said Powassan virus can cause severe, life-threatening illness and ...

A Maynard girl’s life was drastically changed after contracting Powassan virus from a tick bite in 2019. Her family urges awareness of the rare, severe illness.

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

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

Tiffany Sisco said her daughter, Lilly, had seizures because of the suspected virus and is receiving intensive care.

Public health officials are investigating whether a newborn girl on Martha’s Vineyard contracted the serious but rare tick-borne disease.