Powassan virus infections: a systematic review of published cases

L Kakoullis, VR Vaz, D Kaur, S Kakoulli… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Powassan virus is an emerging neurotropic arbovirus transmitted by the tick
Ixodes scapularis. This systematic review was conducted to aggregate data on its clinical …

A comprehensive neurological perspective on tick-borne flaviviruses, with emphasis on Powassan virus

A Fareed, S Rohail, U Zameer… - Therapeutic …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Powassan virus (POWV), a tick-borne flavivirus transmitted primarily by Ixodes ticks, poses a
significant threat as it can lead to severe neuroinvasive illness. This review delves into the …

Powassan Virus Induces Structural Changes in Human Neuronal Cells In Vitro and Murine Neurons In Vivo

J Nelson, L Ochoa, P Villareal, T Dunn, P Wu, G Vargas… - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Powassan virus (POWV) is a tick-borne flavivirus (TBFV) that can cause severe encephalitis
in humans with a case–fatality rate as high as 11%. Patients who survive severe …

Fever and ulcerative skin lesions in a patient referred for altered mental status: Clinical and microbiological diagnosis of ulceroglandular tularemia

L Kakoullis, J Pitman, L Flier, R Colgrove - Tropical Medicine and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Tularemia is a devastating disease that affects multiple organ systems and can
have several different presentations. In its most frequent form—that of ulceroglandular …