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DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The number of measles cases linked to an elementary school outbreak in southern Florida has risen to five.The outbreak at Manatee Bay Elementary School in Weston -- 20 miles west of Fort Lauderdale and located in Broward County -- was first reported on Friday with the initial patient being a third-grade student without a history of travel, according to the Florida Department of Health (DOH).It's unclear what grade the other infected students are in as well as other identifying information about them including age, sex and race/ethnic...

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DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The number of measles cases linked to an elementary school outbreak in southern Florida has risen

Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- 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 first identified in Fairbanks, Alaska, in 2015, according to the Alaska Department of Health. Since then, there have been only seven cases reported in the state, according to the state health department. This is the first case of an Alaskapox infection resulting in hospitalization and death ever reported. State public health officials noted the...

Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- 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 first identified in Fairbanks, Alaska, in 2015, according to the Alaska Department of Health. Since then, there have been only seven cases reported in the state, according to the state health department. This is the first case of an Alaskapox infection resulting in hospitalization and death ever reported. State public health officials noted the...