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Powassan Virus Testing, IgG/IgM with Confirmation by Coppe Laboratories

Confirmation of Powassan Virus (POWV) can be determined through Coppe Laboratories’ IgG/IgM Powassan Virus Testing. It is the only commercially available Powassan Virus test on the market today. While the CDC and a few state laboratories provide Powassan IgM testing, Coppe Laboratories’ IgG/IgM testing is available to healthcare providers looking for answers when suspected past tick involvement causes neurologic disability and sometimes permanent cognitive impairment.

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Coppe Laboratories Offers Testing for Viral Infections Recently Implicated in Women’s Health Complications

New study suggests that Zika may not be the only virus capable of causing abnormalities Waukesha, Wisconsin — Recent studies highlighted in The Scientist, News Medical and DoctorsLounge have implicated an understudied and underappreciated family of viruses as playing a potential role in women’s health complications. During the 2015 outbreak of Zika virus infections in Brazil, it was discovered that Zika virus infection during pregnancy places the fetus at risk of developing neurologic birth defects. This new study suggests that…

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The serious risks of Powassan Virus

Coppe Labs offers Powassan Virus testing Here is yet another article that discusses the serious risks of Powassan Virus, Beyond Lyme: New Tick-Borne Diseases On The Rise In U.S. Coppe Laboratories performs both direct (PCR) and indirect (serology) testing for POWV. A blood test is all that is required. Test results are available within 14 days. Learn more Getting the best treatment possible often depends upon determining the type of infection and reporting those results in a timely fashion. Better…

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Ticks transmit more than just Lyme disease

Powassan Virus symptoms can be serious Ticks transmit more than just Lyme disease. This was evidenced again by a recent news story depicting the difficult journey of recovery for former North Carolina senator Kay Hagan after she contracted Powassan encephalitis from a tick bite. Serious neurologic complications of Powassan Virus infection include headache, confusion, memory loss, disorientation and sometimes even death. Coppe Laboratories is the only commercial reference lab in the US that provides testing for Powassan virus (POWV). Tick…

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Study Shows Tick Expansion in US

2015 Blacklegged tick study In an article published in the Journal of Entomology, authors looked at the incidence of blacklegged ticks across counties in the US and compared the number in 2015 with those previously reported in 1998.  According to the authors, there is a 44.7% increase in the number of counties with ticks in 2015 over the number reported in 1998. The majority of the changes occurred in the Northeastern and North Central United States. This study is important…

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Powassan Guide Available

Coppe Laboratories' publication on Powassan Virus The Powassan Guide is a monograph published by Coppe Laboratories that provides information on another tick-borne pathogen, the Powassan virus.  This virus belongs to the same virus family as Zika and West Nile, but unlike those, it is transmitted by a tick and not a mosquito.  Recent news articles have alerted the public to the increased incidence of the Powassan virus.  Because symptoms related to infection with this virus are similar to a number…

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Cape Cod Times Reports New Information On Powassan Virus Incidence

Dr. Konstance Knox discusses Powassan Virus study Dr. Knox, CEO of Coppe Laboratories, was interviewed by reporter, Cynthia McCormick of the Cape Cod Times for an article published Sunday, August 14, 2016 (full article here). In her interview, Dr. Knox reported a 10.4% incidence of Powassan virus in clinical samples from several sites in Wisconsin.  The study was the collaborative work of the Marshfield Clinic (WI), the Medical College of Wisconsin and the New York State Department of Health. Powassan virus was…

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