Man Dies in First Known Fatal Case of Alaskapox
Alaska state health officials said that a man died last month of the virus, which occurs mostly in small mammals and causes lesions.
Source: healthday.com
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Alaskapox: US man who died could have been infected by a stray cat
As health officials in the US state of Alaska confirm the first known death linked to a recently discovered virus called Alaskapox, doctors believe the elderly man, who became the first casualty, could have contracted the infection from a stray cat.
Source: theweek.in
What is Alaskapox? First fatality reported from animal-borne virus, likely contracted from stray cat
The first fatality from Alaskapox, a type of orthopoxvirus, has been reported on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska. State officials released a bulletin Feb. 9 detailing that an elderly man contracted the virus in Sept. 2023, likely from an infected stray cat who scratched him. The man, whose immune system had been suppressed by cancer
Source: wfin.com
New Alaskapox virus kills elderly man
The first reported fatality of the Alaskapox virus was revealed by Alaska public health officials after an Alaskan elderly man died.
Source: americanmilitarynews.com
What is Alaskapox? Symptoms to know after death brings attention to virus
There's newfound attention on Alaskapox after it recently killed an elderly man in Alaska — the first known fatality from the virus. Here's what to know about symptoms, how it spreads and more.
Source: cbsnews.com