Tick bite risk factors and prevention measures in an area with emerging Powassan virus disease

Tick bite risk factors and prevention measures in an area with emerging Powassan virus disease

Abstract Background In the United States (U.S.), Powassan virus is primarily transmitted to humans by the black‐legged tick (Ixodes scapularis). Rarely, infections can present as severe neuroinvasive disease. In 2019, four neuroinvasive disease cases were reported in Sussex County, New Jersey, U.S....

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Main Authors: Nicolette Wilson, Grace M. Vahey, Emily McDonald, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Jennifer Lehman, Sandhya Clark, Kristine Lindell, Daniel M. Pastula, Stephen Perez, Heather Rhodes, Carolyn V. Gould, J. Erin Staples, Stacey W. Martin, Kim Cervantes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-12-01
Series:Public Health Challenges
Subjects:
Powassan virus
prevention
risk factors
tick‐borne disease
ticks
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/puh2.136

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