Elderly Alaska man is first reported person to die of recently discovered Alaskapox virus

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Alaskapox: elderly man becomes first known fatality from virus

The virus recently discovered in Alaska is transmitted from small mammals and symptoms normally include a rash and muscle painAn elderly man has died from Alaskapox, the first known fatality from the recently discovered virus, Alaskan state health officials have said.The man, who lived in the remote Kenai Peninsula, was hospitalised in November last year and died in late January, according to a bulletin issued last week by public health official…