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New England Man Dies After Contracting Rare 'POW' Virus From Tick Bite, CDC Says New England Man Dies After Contracting Rare 'POW' Virus From Tick Bite, CDC Says
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…

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