(NEWS CENTER) -- Maine continues to deal with Powassan Encephalitis cases from interactions with woodchuck and deer ticks. According to the Maine Center For Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC), ...

BOSTON, Mass. (WKRC) — The family of a man who died after contracting a tick-borne virus has a warning for others. According to PEOPLE, 62-year-old Kevin Boyce of Boston, Massachusetts, collapsed in ...

A Massachusetts resident has contracted a rare but potentially deadly tick-borne illness, officials in the town of Maynard, where the patient lives, announced this week. Maynard Town Administrator ...

A fourth Connecticut resident has contracted the rare tick-borne Powassan encephalitis disease, more commonly referred to as Powassan virus. The patient, who was not identified, is from Ridgefield, ...

MINNEAPOLIS — There is no vaccine or treatment for the Powassan virus, but researchers at the University of Minnesota said they have identified a weak point within the tick-borne flavivirus that could ...

Health officials in Maine are warning about the potential for more cases of Powassan virus disease after one person was confirmed to be sick with the rare tick-borne illness, the first reported case ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Former U.S. Senator Kay Hagan passed away at the age of 66 on Monday, after a long battle with encephalitis, caused by Powassan [ pə-wä′sən ] virus. Hagan contracted the illness ...

Former U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan died Monday at age 66 — nearly three years after she was first hospitalized with what doctors later said was encephalitis. The cause? Powassan virus, a relatively rare ...

Four people in Connecticut have tested positive for Powassan virus, the state department of health confirmed Monday, the first cases of the virus identified in Connecticut this year. Powassan virus is ...