Public health officials are investigating whether a newborn girl on Martha’s Vineyard contracted the serious but rare ...

Newborn on Martha's Vineyard suspected to have rare Powassan virus after a tick bite; family waits for test results.

One-month-old baby, Lily Belle Sisco, was infected with a rare tick-borne disease before developing a persistent 102-degree ...

Aside from the pending investigation, there has only been one case of Powassan virus on the island in the past 20 years.

Preliminary tests show the baby contracted Powassan virus, a rare but serious tick-borne disease that can be fatal.

Massachusetts ( WBZ) -- A newborn baby from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts is fighting for her life at a Boston hospital ...

A Massachusetts newborn is suspected of having Powassan virus, a rare but serious tick-borne illness likely transmitted by a ...

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A newborn baby girl is receiving around the clock intensive care at Mass General Brigham after her parents said she was ...

A newborn from Martha’s Vineyard is fighting for her life after possibly contracting Powassan Virus, one of the rarest tick-born illnesses in<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

South Shore Health's Dr. Todd Ellerin says symptoms of Powassan usually begin with a fever, then headaches, and then often, ...

A rare tick-borne virus, Powassan, is suspected on the Vineyard. As tick risks expand in the region, what to know and where to learn more.