Alaskapox has once again in the news after the first death case has been reported in Alaska’s Kenai peninsula. On February 9, authorities issued a bulletin disclosing that an elderly man contracted the virus in September 2023, presumably after being scratched by an infected stray cat. Alaska health officials are aware of seven people infected … Read more
Alaskapox, a virus first identified in 2015, has recently claimed the life of an elderly Alaskan man, marking the first known human fatality linked with this pathogen, according to officials. The man, from the Kenai Peninsula (just south of Anchorage), was hospitalized in November due to a worsening infection that impacted the range of motion … Read more
A virus first discovered in 2015 has just claimed its first victim near Alaska’s largest city. An unidentified immunocompromised man died from “Alaskapox” in late January. He lived in the woods of the Kenai Peninsula by himself, and it’s unclear how he contracted the virus. Alaskapox – from the same genus as smallpox and monkeypox … Read more
