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The woman was 90 years old and was in New London County, which borders Rhode Island. Doctors said she died two weeks after being admitted to hospital when she became 'unresponsive'. She tested positive for the Powassan virus which is transmitted to humans by deer or blacklegged ticks (pictured above)

Connecticut woman in her 90s dies after testing positive for rare tick-borne Powassan virus

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Connecticut woman in her 90s dies after testing positive for rare tick-borne Powassan virus a month after being bitten The woman was in her 90s and in New London County which borders Rhode Island Health chiefs said she was admitted to hospital with fever, headache, chest pain and ‘altered mental status’ two weeks after being …

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Plans underway to ramp up monkeypox testing if outbreak grows rapidly

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Dozens of public health labs across the country are now using a more generalized test for orthopoxvirus, a broader category that includes monkeypox, smallpox and other viruses. Two biotech companies, Roche and Abbott, have announced plans to roll out monkeypox PCR tests, although at this time their test kits are for research use only. The …

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