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A newborn baby has been left with brain damage after being infected with a rare virus while on a family walk in Martha’s Vineyard. The one-month-old baby, Lily Belle Sisco, was flown to Massachusetts General Hospital on July 24 with a persistent 102-degree fever.  Lily later started having seizures and was determined to have viral encephalitis. The baby’s family learned over …

A newborn baby from Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts is fighting for her life at a Boston hospital after preliminary tests show she contracted Powassan virus, a rare but serious tick-borne disease that can be fatal, local health officials say. Lily Sisco was flown to Massachusetts General Hospital just weeks after she was born, her mother Tiffany Sisco said. She said Lily …

Public health officials said Monday they are investigating a possible case of Powassan virus, a serious but rare tick-borne disease that has been on the rise in recent years, on Martha’s Vineyard. The potential case comes during one of the worst tick seasons in New England in years, with a surge of tick-borne diseases and tick exposures. Only one case …

The Vineyard’s newest case of Powassan virus, a serious but rare tick-borne illness, was found in one of its youngest residents, according to the infant’s family.  Lily Belle Sisco was born on June 30, weighing 7 pounds and 1.6 ounces. Rose Sisco, age 6, was over the moon about having a little sister.  Tiffany Sisco is now urging people to …

Vineyard public health officials are investigating a preliminary case of Powassan virus – a potentially lethal infection that has only been found on the Island once before in the last 20 years.  The Island boards of health announced the preliminary case in a Martha’s Vineyard resident on Monday. The virus is rare, and can be transmitted by deer ticks. Unlike …