Emerging infectious diseases · 2013 · 27 citations · 11 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesNeurologyNeuroinfectious DiseasesOutbreak InvestigationVirologyArboviral DiseasesEncephalitisTick-borne DiseasesVector-borne ZoonosesViral InfectionsViral ZoonosesLong-term Neurologic OutcomesNeurological Viral InfectionsPowassan Virus DiseaseTick-borne PathogensTick-borne Viral ZoonosesTick-borne ZoonosesViral EncephalitisViral Neurologic Disease
Disease caused by Powassan virus (POWV), a tick-borne flavivirus, ranges from asymptomatic to severe neurologic compromise and death. Two cases of POWV meningoencephalitis in New York, USA, highlight diagnostic techniques, neurologic outcomes, and the effect of POWV on communities to which it is endemic.
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