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4 Cases Of Potentially Fatal Powassan Virus Reported In CT 4 Cases Of Potentially Fatal Powassan Virus Reported In CT
4 Cases Of Potentially Fatal Powassan Virus Reported In CT Four Connecticut residents have tested positive for the Powassan virus infection, the first to be detected in the state this year.  The virus is a sometimes fatal tick-borne infection that attacks a person's central nervous system, said officials with the Connecticut of Public Health (DPH). DPH officials said on Monday, Aug. 21 that two men aged 60 years and older, residents of Middlesex County and Litchfield County, became ill during early July.  Two women aged 50 years and older, residents of Windham and Litchfield County, became ill in late July, DPH said. All patients r…

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Connecticut Woman Dies After Tick Bite, Department Of Health Says Connecticut Woman Dies After Tick Bite, Department Of Health Says
Connecticut Woman Dies After Tick Bite, Department Of Health Says State health officials announced the death of a Connecticut resident who developed symptoms of Powassan virus weeks after she was bit by a tick. The Connecticut Department of Public Health announced on Tuesday, June 7, that the New London County resident who was in her 90s died at the hospital on Tuesday, May 17. Powassan virus is typically spread through the bite of an infected black-legged or deer tick, and it takes between a week and a month to develop symptoms, health officials said.  The woman began experiencing symptoms in early May that included fever, altered mental statu…

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New Cases Of Dangerous, Rare Tick-Borne Disease Confirmed In New England New Cases Of Dangerous, Rare Tick-Borne Disease Confirmed In New England
New Cases Of Dangerous, Rare Tick-Borne Disease Confirmed In New England New cases of the rare and dangerous tick-borne infection known as the Powassan virus have been reported in multiple New England residents. The Rhode Island Department of Health announced that a 70-year-old Providence County resident had been diagnosed with the virus, with a second case was also confirmed in a Maine resident. Other cases were also previously reported in Connecticut, when two people between the ages of 50 and 79 contracted the virus, representing the first cases of the year. Earlier story - Two CT Residents Test Positive For Dangerous, Rare Tick-Borne Disease With the weat…

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Two CT Residents Test Positive For Dangerous, Rare Tick-Borne Disease Two CT Residents Test Positive For Dangerous, Rare Tick-Borne Disease
Two CT Residents Test Positive For Dangerous, Rare Tick-Borne Disease Two people in Connecticut have tested positive for a rare, potentially dangerous tick-borne infection known as the Powassan virus. The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) announced that two people between the ages of 50 and 79 and are from Fairfield and New Haven counties tested positive for the virus earlier this year, representing the first two cases this year. From 2016 to 2020, a total of 10 cases were reported in Connecticut, including two last year. Of those cases, two proved to be deadly, officials said. The latest cases led to hospitalizations for the two with central ne…

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by Zak Failla