New York Man Dies From 'Exceedingly Rare' Tick Virus Transmitted Within Minutes - TIME

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New York Man Dies From 'Exceedingly Rare' Tick Virus Transmitted Within Minutes TIME An elderly man from upstate New York died from brain swelling due to a rare tick virus that was transmitted within minutes, officials said. Charles Smith, 74, a fisherman and hunter, was bitten by a tick carrying the Powassan virus in late April ... Saratoga County resident with Powassan virus diesAlbany Times Union A New Tick-Borne Virus Is Spreading Across the SouthYahoo News Powassan virus case confirmed in Saratoga CountyOutbreak News Today NEWS10 ABC -Glens Falls Post-Star -WDRB -WHAS 11.com all 37 news articles »

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