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State agencies issue warning about potentially fatal tick-borne illnesses

Powassan virus detected for first time in Delaware earlier this year

By Brian Gilliland
Posted 5/2/26

Following a Feb. 8 announcement that a potentially fatal tick-borne disease was discovered in Delaware for the first time, two state agencies have reiterated the warning, as the weather warms.

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