what ticks carry powassan
Powassan virus causes a rare, but often serious disease, and is spread by the bite of tiny, infected deer. (black-legged) ticks. There are two types of Powassan virus in the United States. One type is found in. ticks that normally feed on woodchucks (groundhogs); the second type is carried by deer ticks, the. same ticks that can also carry the germs that cause Lyme disease, babesiosis and anaplasmosis.