Encephalitis -- United States
A Saratoga County [New York] resident who was recently diagnosed with Powassan virus -- a rare but often fatal tick-borne disease -- has died, the state Department of Health said [Wed [12 Jul 2017].
State health officials would not say whether the person died of Powassan virus or had some other underlying illness or complication. Bryon Backenson, director of the State Health Department's Vector Surveillance Unit, cited patient confidentiality reasons.
The patient was likely exposed to
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