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  • NY: Powassan virus case confirmed in Cayuga County

    Source: https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-...nty/1490234359

    Powassan virus case confirmed in Cayuga County
    Posted: Oct 01, 2018 02:40 PM EDT
    Updated: Oct 01, 2018 02:40 PM EDT

    CAYUGA COUNTY - The Cayuga County Health Department has received notification from the New York State Department of Health of the first confirmed case of Powassan virus in Cayuga County.

    This is the furthest west in New York State that the virus has been identified.

    Powassan virus is a rare, but often serious disease caused by a virus that is spread by the bite of an infected black-legged tick or deer tick...

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