"Schumer is calling on the CDC to use its resources to study, prevent and treat the emerging Powassan virus threat. A case of the Powassan virus was found in Saratoga County and has been found in ticks in the Hudson Valley. It causes symptoms similar to Lyme disease and there is currently no treatment. The disease has killed 30 percent of those affected statewide since 2004. "
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