First human case of tick-borne Powassan virus detected in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County
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The first human case of the potentially deadly tick-borne Powassan virus disease in Pennsylvania this year was identified in the greater Pittsburgh area in recent weeks.
The Allegheny County Health Department reported that a child who lives in a northern suburb tested positive for Powassan virus after experiencing fever and other symptoms. The child was initially hospitalized, and as of mid-August was recovering at home, according to the department, which declined to identify the specific suburb where the child lives and was infected.
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