Other Human Disease -- United States
In August [2020], a Fairbanks resident visited her doctor's office with a mysterious gray lesion on her left upper arm, along with shoulder pain, fatigue, and a fever.
According to a report issued by the state Wednesday [30 Sep 2020], this woman was later diagnosed with the 2nd-ever known case of a new species of a double-stranded DNA virus called "Alaskapox," which comes from the same genus as smallpox.
While very little is known about Alaskapox at this point, it is encouraging to see
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?7833951&promed&0
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