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

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

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

A Maynard girl’s life was drastically changed after contracting Powassan virus from a tick bite in 2019. Her family urges ...

Powassan virus (POWV), a type of flavivirus closely related to the Zika and Dengue viruses, is an emerging tick-borne virus spreading across North America. In humans, it can cause symptoms like brain ...

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

A baby from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts is fighting for her life after contracting a suspected case of the tick-borne ...

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

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

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

Aside from the pending investigation, there has only been one case of Powassan virus on the island in the past 20 years.

The potential case comes during one of the worst tick seasons in New England in years, with a surge of tick-borne diseases ...