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House Bill 345 is aimed at reducing drownings. It was one of more than 60 bills that the Legislature passed in its final hours.
It is carried by small mammals like shrews and voles and can spillover into humans in rare cases.
Alaska health officials say a man in that state has died after contracting Alaskapox, a rare virus that mostly infects small mammals.
A recent case in outside of Fairbanks — this one resulting in a man's death — has brought new attention to the so-called Alaskapox virus.
The strange case leaves more questions than answers.