Islanders’ diets are being upended by an onslaught of alpha-gal syndrome, a tick-induced allergy to meat and dairy.

Tiffany Sisco said her daughter, Lilly, had seizures because of the suspected virus and is receiving intensive care.

A mom says her infant daughter may be the patient that health officials said is under investigation for having a rare ...

A Boston baby is hospitalized with seizures and brain damage after a tick bite on Martha's Vineyard may have led to Powassan ...

Aside from the pending investigation, there has only been one case of Powassan virus on the island in the past 20 years.

Public health officials are investigating whether a newborn girl on Martha’s Vineyard contracted the serious but rare ...

Parents of five-week-old Lily Sisco say their daughter is a “fighter” as they struggle with the potential long-lasting ...

While rare, the rate of the Powassan virus is increasing and can cause severe disease, including inflammation of the brain ...

Lyme disease is one of the most prevalent tick-borne diseases in New Jersey and nationwide. New Jersey had the fourth-highest ...

Massachusetts ( WBZ) -- A newborn baby from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts is fighting for her life at a Boston hospital ...

Preliminary tests show the baby contracted Powassan virus, a rare but serious tick-borne disease that can be fatal.