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Rare but dangerous tick-borne virus on the rise in the U.S.
A rare but dangerous tick-borne virus, Powassan, is increasing in the U.S. It is primarily spread by deer ticks, the same species that transmits Lyme disease, but can be transmitted much faster than Lyme bacteria.
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