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

• Main Authors: Nicolette Wilson (Author), Grace M. Vahey (Author), Emily McDonald (Author), Kelly Fitzpatrick (Author), Jennifer Lehman (Author), Sandhya Clark (Author), Kristine Lindell (Author), Daniel M. Pastula (Author), Stephen Perez (Author), Heather Rhodes (Author), Carolyn V. Gould (Author), J. Erin Staples (Author), Stacey W. Martin (Author), Kim Cervantes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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....