Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alaskapox is an orthopoxvirus that was fairly recently discovered in Alaska, says David Cennimo, M.D., infectious disease expert ...

News that an elderly man in Alaska has died from Alaskapox — the first known fatality, according to state health officials — has brought newfound attention to the recently discovered virus. The man, ...

An Alaska resident has died from complications of a relatively new and rare virus known as Alaskapox, according to a bulletin posted by Alaska state public health officials. The Alaskapox virus was ...

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Alaska’s health department reports that the first person in the state has died from a recently discovered virus called Alaskapox. The elderly man—who was immunocompromised due to cancer ...

The discovery of the newly identified Alaskapox virus has raised concerns following the first known death attributed to it. An elderly man in Alaska has passed away from the virus. State health ...

An Alaska man recently died following complications from the ‘Alaskapox’ virus. Only discovered in 2015, this is the first reported case of the virus ending in death. The Alaskapox virus is believed ...

This image provided by the Alaska Department of Health shows several Alaskapox lesions. "A" is a lesion about 10 days after system onset and "B" is the same lesion two days later. "C" and "D" are ...