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“An elderly man has died from Alaskapox, the first known fatality from the recently discovered virus, state health officials said.

The man, who lived in the remote Kenai Peninsula, was hospitalized last November and died in late January, according to a bulletin last week from Alaska public health officials.”

https://thehill.com/homenews/4464328-what-is-alaskapox-elderly-man-is-first-reported-person-to-die-of-the-virus/amp/

What is Alaskapox? Elderly man is first reported person to die of the virus

An elderly man has died from Alaskapox, the first known fatality from the recently discovered virus, state health officials said.

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