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Maine resident hospitalized with year’s first human case of tick-borne Powassan virus, CDC says  The Portland Press Herald Mainer hospitalized with tick-borne disease  Bangor Daily News Maine resident tests positive for Powassan virus  WGME Maine CDC reports first human Powassan case, first West Nile bird case of the year  newscentermaine.com Maine sees first of Powassan, West Nile virus cases of the year  WMTW Source link

A Hancock County resident has been hospitalized with the first human case of Powassan virus infection recorded by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention this year. The adult was experiencing neurologic symptoms, according to the Maine CDC. The Powassan virus is spread through deer or woodchuck tick bites, and can infect a bitten person in just 15 minutes. …