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Maryland sees first death from rare tick-borne virus
By: Bryna Zumer
Posted at 1:58 PM, Oct 06, 2023
and last updated 1:58 PM, Oct 06, 2023
BALTIMORE — Maryland has recorded its first-ever case of a very rare tick-borne virus, which killed someone on Sept. 22.
The virus is called Powassan, and there are no vaccines or medicines for it, said the Maryland Department of Health today. It's not transmitted person to person, except in rare cases by blood transfusion.
The person who died from Powassan had travelled to Canada, where they got the virus, and then returned to Maryland...
Maryland sees first death from rare tick-borne virus
By: Bryna Zumer
Posted at 1:58 PM, Oct 06, 2023
and last updated 1:58 PM, Oct 06, 2023
BALTIMORE — Maryland has recorded its first-ever case of a very rare tick-borne virus, which killed someone on Sept. 22.
The virus is called Powassan, and there are no vaccines or medicines for it, said the Maryland Department of Health today. It's not transmitted person to person, except in rare cases by blood transfusion.
The person who died from Powassan had travelled to Canada, where they got the virus, and then returned to Maryland...