Serologic Evidence of Powassan Virus Infection in Patients with Suspected Lyme Disease

Serologic Evidence of Powassan Virus Infection in Patients with Suspected Lyme Disease

Powassan virus (POWV) lineage II is an emerging tickborne flavivirus with an unknown seroprevalence in humans. In a Lyme disease–endemic area, we examined the seroreactivity to POWV in 2 patient cohorts and described the clinical features of the POWV-seroreactive patients. POWV disease might be less...

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Main Authors: Holly M. Frost, Anna M. Schotthoefer, Angela M. Thomm, Alan P. Dupuis, Sue C. Kehl, Laura D. Kramer, Thomas R. Fritsche, Yvette A. Harrington, Konstance K. Knox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
encephalitis viruses
tick-borne encephalitis
tick-borne
Powassan virus
deer tick virus
Lyme disease
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/8/16-1971_article

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