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Powassan (POW) Virus
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New England Man Dies After Contracting Rare 'POW' Virus From Tick Bite, CDC Says
A New England man died after becoming infected with a rare tick-borne infection, officials announced. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) has confirmed a fatal case of Powassan (POW) virus infection in a Waldo County, Maine resident who developed neurologic symptoms and died while being treated in the hospital. According to the Maine CDC, the person - whose name has not been released and was described only as being an adult - likely became infected in Maine. They said humans can become infected with the virus through the bite of an infected deer or woodchuck ti…