Coppe Labs Offers the Only Commercially Available Test for Powassan Virus Coppe Laboratories May 31, 2017 0000 Concern over Powassan virus is rapidly expanding across many U.S states, and for good reason: Powassan virus is carried by the same ticks that transmit the bacteria that cause Lyme disease. Read More Categorized: News, Press Releases Tagged: Disease, Lyme, Lyme Disease, Lyme symptoms, Powassan, Powassan virus, Symptoms of Lyme disease, Tick borne, Ticks