Smallpox

What is Alaskapox? Man’s death is first fatal case of rare, new virus

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Rachel Carter

The first fatal case of a rare, newly identified viral disease has claimed the life of a man who lived in a ...

Elderly Alaska man is first reported person to die of recently discovered Alaskapox virus

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Rachel Carter

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An elderly man has died from Alaskapox, the first known fatality from the recently discovered virus, state health ...