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Alaskapx Virus: What is Alaskapox? Concerns surge as viral disease claims one life in the US |

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Alaskapx Virus: What is Alaskapox? Concerns surge as viral disease claims one life in the US |

The death of an individual from Kenai Peninsula due to Alaskapox, an infectious disease first detected in 2015, has generated a huge concern among the public, as it is the first case to be detected outside Fairbanks, the place where it was first identified. Announcing the first case of severe Alaskapox, the Alaska Department of … Read more

First death from rare viral disease Alaskapox reported in Kenai Peninsula

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First death from rare viral disease Alaskapox reported in Kenai Peninsula

NEW DELHI: Alaska health officials have confirmed the state’s first fatal case of Alaskapox, a recently discovered viral disease. The victim, an elderly immunocompromised man from the Kenai Peninsula south of Anchorage, succumbed to the illness while undergoing treatment in late January.The Alaska Department of Public Health announced on Friday that the person who succumbed … Read more