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DNREC reports new, potentially fatal tick-borne illness in Delaware

Pests now a year-round threat to people, pets

By Brian Gilliland
Posted 2/8/26

DOVER — For the first time in Delaware, a tick has tested positive for the Powassan virus, a potentially fatal infection that transmits quickly from parasite to host.

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