One emerging tick-borne virus in North America—including in Pennsylvania—is the Powassan virus (POWV), which can cause encephalitis, seizures, paralysis and coma. Rates of POWV infections have ...

"This structure defines the exact wiring of the immature virus before it becomes infectious, and we now have a better understanding of the levers and pulleys involved in viral assembly.

The team led by Rajanish Giri, Assistant Professor, School of Basic Sciences at IIT Mandi explored the structure of non-structural protein 1, (NSP1) which is composed of 180 amino acids.