A rare tick-borne virus has killed one and hospitalized two others in Wisconsin so far this year, The News Tribune reports.

The virus is transmitted to people through infected deer ticks -- the same tick that spreads Lyme disease and other diseases.

The patient was one of three Powassan virus cases reported in Wisconsin so far this year, all of which required ...

POWV is a tickborne virus spread by the blacklegged (deer) tick, the same tick that spreads Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, and several other diseases in Wisconsin.

A deadly virus, transmitted through tick bites, killed one and hospitalized two others as of June, Wisconsin health officials ...

A warming climate is driving a rise in Lyme disease and the introduction of lesser-known tick-borne diseases, public health ...

This year, the disease has already led to one death and three hospitalizations in Wisconsin. The Bayfield County Health ...

As of June 2025, officials with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) have reported three cases of Powassan virus (POWV) disease that involved hospitalization, including one death.