Journal of virology
Evidence for Powassan virus deletions and defective RNA in field-collected ticks.
Samantha J Courtney, Rose M Langsjoen, Chasity E Trammell, Rebecca M Robich, Heidi K Goethert, Rebekah J McMinn, Sam R Telford, Gregory D Ebel, Anne Piantadosi
Published: 202610.1128/jvi.01356-25
Abstract
Powassan virus (POWV) is a tick-borne flavivirus endemic to the United States, Canada, and parts of Russia. POWV remains an under-studied pathogen, despite the potential for serious and life-threatening neurologic complications following infection. W…
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