Technically Powassan virus—transmitted by ticks ... about one third are the serious, life-threatening encephalitis version. What are the best ways people can stay safe from eastern equine ...

With the geographic expansion of tick populations in Canada, medical journal said physicians need to be aware of patients ...

In the summer and fall months in Canada, it is important to consider an arthropod-borne etiology in patients presenting with encephalitis given an expanding geographic distribution of tick populations ...

Although rare, Powassan virus is serious, with a death rate of 10–15% in people with encephalitis, and it can cause lingering ...

With tick-borne viruses such as Powassan virus increasing in Canada, clinicians should consider these infections in patients with encephalitis, as a case study shows in CMAJ (Canadian Medical ...

Recent research from Stony Brook University has shed new light on the severe neurological impacts of the Powassan virus (POWV ...

Eastern equine encephalitis, also known as EEE or triple E, is a rare mosquito-borne viral disease that has killed one person and infected at least five others in the United States this year.

With the geographic expansion of tick populations in Canada, medical journal said physicians need to be aware of patients ...

Massachusetts health officials on Thursday announced a second confirmed case of the mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis virus in the state. With tick-borne viruses such as Powassan virus ...

Eastern equine encephalitis, also called EEE or triple E, is a virus that spreads from infected mosquitoes to horses and people. These mosquitoes generally live in freshwater swamps. The virus is ...

Cases of encephalitis from Powassan virus and other tick-borne illnesses have been increasing in the last 20 years, and the authors emphasize that the consideration of these is important.