Deadly tick-borne disease confirmed in Mass. town

MassLive.com— Although the disease is rare, the number of reported cases of people sick from the virus has increased in recent years, the health department said.

WCVB—Deadly Powassan tick virus confirmed in Sharon. The virus can cause encephalitis, a potentially fatal swelling of the brain, or meningitis, inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord that can be life-threatening.

KSNT News—Kansas ticks spread deadly diseases, KDHE post warning. Ticks in Kansas are returning this summer.

Mississippi Today—Marshall Ramsey: Dead Dead Dead. As a nonprofit newsroom,