Maine Sees First Cases of West Nile and Powassan Viruses of the Season

Maine resident tests positive for Powassan virus

A Maine resident has tested positive for a tick-borne illness.

Maine resident hospitalized with year’s first human case of tick-borne Powassan virus, CDC says

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has also reported the season's first case of West Nile virus, which was detected in a crow in York County.

Mainer hospitalized with tick-borne disease

A Hancock County resident has been hospitalized with the first human case of Powassan virus infection recorded by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention this year. The adult was experiencing neurologic symptoms, according to the Maine CDC. The Powassan virus is spread through deer or woodchuck tick bites, and can infect a bitten person in just 15 minutes. Some people who contract Powassan virus do not show any symptoms, while others…

Maine sees first cases of West Nile and Powassan viruses of the season

An adult in Hancock County became infected with Powassan virus and was hospitalized after developing neurologic symptoms.

Maine CDC reports first human Powassan case, first West Nile bird case of the year

An adult from Hancock County was hospitalized with neurological symptoms after contracting Powassan virus, a rare but potentially deadly tickborne illness.

Maine resident hospitalized with year's first human case of tick-borne ...