Powassan meningoencephalitis, New York, New York, USA.

Emerg Infect Dis

Department of Pathology, Columbia University, 830 West 168th St, New York City , NY 10032, USA.

Published: March 2014

Disease caused by Powassan virus (POWV), a tick-borne flavivirus, ranges from asymptomatic to severe neurologic compromise and death. Two cases of POWV meningoencephalitis in New York, USA, highlight diagnostic techniques, neurologic outcomes, and the effect of POWV on communities to which it is endemic.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3810908PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1909.121846DOI Listing

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