Georgia State researchers publish three studies on how tick-borne Powassan virus damages the brain

Georgia State University researchers led by Mukesh Kumar published three studies on Powassan virus, a tick-borne infection that can cause severe brain inflammation and lasting neurological complications. Using laboratory and animal models, the team found that infection widely disrupts brain microRNAs, that the virus crosses the blood-brain barrier and persists in the brain after infection, and that a part of the immune system called type I interferon helps control the infection in preclinical models.

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Coverage of university research like this can help Georgia readers follow how scientists build evidence step by step on emerging health threats.