The agency said 43 percent of the 667 animals tested for rabies in 2024 were bats, and 10 tested positive. Maine's last ...

There are no specific treatments for either Powassan or West Nile virus; care focuses on managing symptoms and complications, ...

Rare Powassan virus case in Maine highlights serious tick-borne illness with no vaccine or treatment, causing neurological ...

Health officials say a case of the Powassan Virus was discovered in Hancock County. In York County, the West Nile Virus was ...

The CDC says they've also identified case of West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne disease, in a bird in York County. Officials say steps to prevent these diseases are similar. They include wearing bug ...

AUGUSTA - The Maine CDC has identified the first West Nile and Powassan virus cases of the season. They say an adult resident ...

When issuing consumption advisories, Maine CDC defines a fish meal as an 8-ounce filet. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are used to make thousands of common household and industrial ...

Dr. Puthiery Va, director of the Maine CDC, in a written statement to the Press Herald, said that “COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective for children and adults” and that the vaccines help ...

As the U.S. approaches the midpoint of summer, the CDC is reporting cases of the virus are growing or likely growing in ...

Former Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah left the state for a time after being called to Washington, D.C. for a position with the U.S. CDC. He was ...

When Lawrence and Penny Higgins of Fairfield, Maine, learned in 2020 that high levels of toxic chemicals called PFAS tainted ...