Powassan virus

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Powassan virus

  • Tick-borne viral infection that can cause encephalitis
  • Closely related to deer tick virus
  • Named for Pawassan, Ontario, but endemic in Eurasia and North America

Microbiology

  • RNA virus

Treatment

  • Supportive