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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 death from rare viral disease Alaskapox reported in Kenai Peninsula

by Milton Acorn

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 …