June 10, 2019

Powassan virus in Maine is a growing concern. While the Powassan virus is considered rare, it can be dangerous and is fatal in 10% of the cases. In 2013, a Maine woman died from the disease and as of 2017, 10 residents had been infected. An increase in cases of Powassan virus is particularly alarming, […]

A Fatal Case of Missed Lyme Disease In the summer of 2013, a young man from Poughkeepsie, New York, died suddenly from what was later confirmed to be fatal Lyme carditis after suffering flu-like symptoms for nearly three weeks. Initial reports suggested he had died from complications of Powassan virus, a rare tick-borne illness that