Powassan virus: A tick borne flavivirus infecting humans
Infection of humans by Powassan virus (POWV) occurs rarely but is potentially life-threatening. First isolated in Ontario, Canada in 1958, the presence of POWV has been confirmed in three countries: Canada, the USA, and Russia. Although a limited number of human cases has been reported thus far, the...
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Main Authors: | Xu Yang (Author), George F. Gao (Author), William J. Liu (Author) |
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2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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