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Newborn Suffers Brain Damage After Contracting Rare Virus from 'Tiny, Tiny' Tick on Martha's Vineyard
Parents of five-week-old Lily Sisco say their daughter is a “fighter” as they struggle with the potential long-lasting ...
Rare tick-borne Powassan virus suspected of infecting newborn on Martha's Vineyard: "She is still fighting"
A baby from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts is fighting for her life after contracting a suspected case of the tick-borne ...
Mom says infant may have rare tick-borne disease
A Massachusetts mom says her infant daughter may be the patient that health officials recently said is under investigation ...
Mom says infant may have rare Powassan virus tick-borne disease
Tiffany Sisco, who declined to be interviewed by ABC News, told Boston ABC station WCVB that she found a tick on her ...
Newborn fighting for her life after tick bit her on family walk, mother says
Preliminary tests show the baby contracted Powassan virus, a rare but serious tick-borne disease that can be fatal.
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One-month old contracts rare tick-borne illness
Updated Aug. 5 About two weeks ago, West Tisbury resident Tiffany Sisco and her newborn daughter, Lily, were medflighted to ...
Rare tick-borne Powassan virus suspected in Massachusetts newborn, mom says
Tiffany Sisco said her daughter, Lilly, had seizures because of the suspected virus and is receiving intensive care.
Rare tick-borne Powassan virus suspected in Mass. newborn on Martha's Vineyard
Aside from the pending investigation, there has only been one case of Powassan virus on the island in the past 20 years.
Newborn battles suspected case of Powassan virus contracted on Martha's Vineyard
An unsettling update to a suspected case of Powassan virus found on Martha’s Vineyard.Tonight – we’ve learned the patient who ...
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Newborn believed to have contracted rare tick-borne illness
A newborn from Martha’s Vineyard is fighting for her life after possibly contracting Powassan Virus, one of the rarest tick-born illnesses in<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...
Possible case of rare tick-borne virus investigated on Martha’s Vineyard
The potential case comes during one of the worst tick seasons in New England in years, with a surge of tick-borne diseases ...
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Newborn fighting for life, believed to have contracted rare tick-borne illness
A newborn from Martha’s Vineyard is fighting for her life after possibly contracting Powassan Virus, one of the rarest tick-born illnesses in<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...