What is Alaskapox? Concerns surge as viral disease claims one life

The death from Alaskapox is the first associated with the viral disease. It is also the first case outside Fairbanks. Prior infections in Fairbanks were self-limiting with a rash and lymphadenopathy. The Alaska Department of Health has released the details of the case in the epidemiological bulletin. The Alaska Section of Epidemiology is testing small mammals for the virus outside the Fairbanks region.