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Powassan virus in children. Case reports
Powassan virus (POWV) is a tick-borne illness that can cause severe encephalitis. Animal studies have shown the virus can be transmitted to humans following a tick bite within 15 minutes. However, the cases described in a recent article “Powassan Virus Encephalitis Following Brief Attachment of Connecticut Deer Ticks” by Feder et al. “strongly suggest that infected ticks may also rapidly transmit POWV to people.” [1]
