02/16/2024

Last Month, a Man Died from Alaskapox

Here's what we know about the virus

Last week, Alaska health officials reported that a man died in January after contracting a virus known as Alaskapox.

The disease was first discovered in 2015 in a person living near Fairbanks, Alaska. Since then, there have been several known infections.

But officials believe that last month's case is the first fatality from the newly discovered virus — as well as the first known case outside the state's interior — and authorities are now urging doctors across the state to be on the lookout for signs of the disease.

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