NewsDesk @bactiman63 New Hampshire state health officials have reported the first human Jamestown Canyon Virus (JCV) case of the year in an adult from Hillsborough County. JCV is transmitted by the bite...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced that four Connecticut residents have tested positive for Powassan virus (POWV) infection. These four cases of POWV...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is reporting a confirmed case of the tick-borne Powassan virus disease (Powassan) detected in a Rhode Island resident who later died...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) has identified recent sustained increases in tick bite related emergency department visits in nearly all regions of the state. This trend...

NewsDesk @bactiman63  The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) urges Maine people and visitors to take precautions against tick bites this fall. Maine experiences increased adult...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Connecticut state health officials reported this week that a resident has tested positive for Powassan virus infection (POWV). This is the second case of POWV associated illness identified...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Connecticut Department of Public Health today announced that a Connecticut resident has tested positive for Powassan virus infection. This is the first case of POWV associated...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has confirmed higher than expected rates of Powassan (POW) virus in ticks located in multiple Pennsylvania counties during...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Connecticut state health officials reported two residents have tested positive for the tick-borne disease, Powassan virus (POWV). These are the first cases reported...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials in Pike County, in northeastern Pennsylvania, released the findings of a first-of-its-kind baseline study by the Tick Borne Diseases Task Force. The study...