First person dies from Alaskapox virus
8515 Monday, 12 February, 2024, 18:06 An elderly man from Alaska has become the first person to die after contracting Alaskapox - a recently discovered viral disease. The man from Kenai Peninsula, to the south of the state, was undergoing treatment in hospital when he died in late January, officials confirmed. He had a history of a drug-induced weakened immune system which likely contributed to the severity of his illness, the Alaskan health department reported. The victim was one of only seven reported Alaskapox infections, with the first identified in 2015 in an adult who suffered from a localised rash and swollen lymph nodes. All previous patients, also from the Fairbanks region, who had been diagnosed with the virus did not require treatment and suffered mild infections. |
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