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A Boston baby is hospitalized with seizures and brain damage after a tick bite on Martha's Vineyard may have led to Powassan ...
Parents of five-week-old Lily Sisco say their daughter is a “fighter” as they struggle with the potential long-lasting ...
A baby from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts is fighting for her life after contracting a suspected case of the tick-borne ...
A mom says her infant daughter may be the patient that health officials said is under investigation for having a rare ...
Preliminary tests show the baby contracted Powassan virus, a rare but serious tick-borne disease that can be fatal.
A newborn baby girl is receiving around the clock intensive care at Mass General Brigham after her parents said she was ...
While rare, the rate of the Powassan virus is increasing and can cause severe disease, including inflammation of the brain ...
An unsettling update to a suspected case of Powassan virus found on Martha’s Vineyard.Tonight – we’ve learned the patient who ...
Updated Aug. 5 About two weeks ago, West Tisbury resident Tiffany Sisco and her newborn daughter, Lily, were medflighted to ...
Aside from the pending investigation, there has only been one case of Powassan virus on the island in the past 20 years.
Tiffany Sisco said her daughter, Lilly, had seizures because of the suspected virus and is receiving intensive care.
The potential case comes during one of the worst tick seasons in New England in years, with a surge of tick-borne diseases ...