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This potentially life-threatening virus is carried and transmitted by three types of ticks, including the deer tick that transmits Lyme disease. Prevention is the first stepThe Powassan virus was first discovered in Ontario in 1958. "To make the matter more complicated, we are seeing greater number of ticks infected with other tick-associated pathogens, including babesiosis and anaplasmosis," Molaei said. Overall, 38% of these ticks have tested positive for Lyme disease, he said. "With ticks, it is no longer just Lyme disease," Molaei said.

Powassan virus: Experts warn of deadly disease spread by ticks

This potentially life-threatening virus is carried and transmitted by three types of ticks, including the deer tick that transmits Lyme disease. Prevention is the first stepThe Powassan virus was first discovered in Ontario in 1958. "To make the matter more complicated, we are seeing greater number of ticks infected with other tick-associated pathogens, including babesiosis and anaplasmosis," Molaei said. Overall, 38% of these ticks have tested positive for Lyme disease, he said. "With ticks, it is no longer just Lyme disease," Molaei said.


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