The virus recently discovered in Alaska is transmitted from small mammals and symptoms normally include a rash and muscle pain
An 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 officials.
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