Knowing when to stay March 29, 2017NorthJack Snow, Lyn Snow, Staying, time By Ned White A thought piece about many things that are right about staying put.
Tick-borne Powassan virus on the rise May 1, 2015geeky science & health stuff, Home, Northanaplasmosis, ArboNET, babesiosis, Center for Health Security, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chuck Lubelczyk, deer ticks, Dr. Amesh Adalja, epidemiology, Griffin Dill, guinea hens, I. Scapularis, Lyme, Lyn Snow, Maine, Maine CDC, Maine Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory, Maine Medical Research Center Institute, Maine Tick ID program, Marc Fischer, Marilyn Snow, permethrin, Powassan virus, Sara Robinson, TBE vaccine, Tick-borne encephalitis, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center By Ned White Maine has had no new Powassan cases since Lyn Snow’s death in 2013. But several sources say the virus is on the increase: as many as 4% of deer ticks may be carrying this extremely dangerous pathogen.
The tick-borne Powassan virus – you don’t want it May 30, 2014geeky science & health stuff, HomeArboNET, arbovirus, blacklegged tick, CDC, CDC's Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, deerticks, Dr. Marc Fischer, Dr. Sheila Pinette, encephalitis, fatal disease, Lyme disease, Lyn Snow, Maine CDC, Maine Medical Center, permethrin, Powassan virus, prevention, public health, surveillance, ticks, University of Maine By Ned White No joke or food this week: the tick-borne Powassan virus may be around us, and it’s as bad as a virus can be. You don’t want it.