title: Powassan meningoencephalitis, New York, New York, USA.
abstract: Disease caused by Powassan virus (POWV), a tick-borne flavivirus, ranges from asymptomatic to severe neurologic compromise and death. Two cases of POWV meningoencephalitis in New York, USA, highlight diagnostic techniques, neurologic outcomes, and the effect of POWV on communities to which it is endemic.
authors: Department of Pathology, Columbia University, 830 West 168th St, New York City , NY 10032, USA. ss3768@columbia.edu
authors: Simon
authors: S
authors: Sung
authors: Alysse G
authors: AG
authors: Wurcel
authors: Susan
authors: S
authors: Whittier
authors: Karen
authors: K
authors: Kulas
authors: Laura D
authors: LD
authors: Kramer
authors: Robin
authors: R
authors: Flam
authors: James Kirkland
authors: JK
authors: Roberts
authors: Simon
authors: S
authors: Tsiouris
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004669:Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne / Q000145:classification; D004675:Encephalitis, Tick-Borne / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*; D009519:New York City; D012703:Serotyping; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: New York; Powassan virus; arbovirus; encephalitis; flavivirius; meningitis; meningoencephalitis; tick-borne disease; vector-borne infections; viruses
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