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Article: CDC Warns That Rare Tick Virus Is Spreading In New England.(United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
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- Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA
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- October 7, 2001
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2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) --
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, warned of an extremely rare virus spread by ticks after three people in Maine and one in Vermont contracted encephalitis.
Since last September, the Powassan virus has infected a 70-year-old man in Kennebec County, a 53-year-old woman in York County and a 25-year-old man in Waldo County, Maine. All were hospitalized.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the new cases in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and urged New England residents to protect against tick bites.
According to the CDC report, there were only ...