LEO Network - Search Resultshttp://leonetwork.org2024-03-28T09:45:03Zhttp://leonetwork.org/Images/logo.pnguuid:D5C5FAF4-C6D3-4106-9A9F-BC5FE6191B8DKenai Peninsula man is the first person to die of Alaskapox virus2024-02-09T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:45:03ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kenai, Alaska, United States</h3><p>February 9, 2024</p><p>An immunocompromised man from Kenai Peninsula is the first known fatality from the Alaskapox virus, a rare zoonotic disease primarily transmitted through animal contact.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/4482621E-B966-49B2-95EE-72250DA9707D'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/D5C5FAF4-C6D3-4106-9A9F-BC5FE6191B8D'>Read more...</a></p></div>60.55444 -151.25833uuid:5A618D04-1627-4D54-A425-65DF535859703rd and 4th known cases of ‘Alaskapox’ — both mild — were recently diagnosed in the Fairbanks area2024-03-28T09:45:03ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Fairbanks, Alaska, United States</h3><p>How the virus is contracted and how long it’s been around still remain a mystery. But researchers have found evidence in small mammals.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/1FDAE74B-5F6E-4E57-BF02-72F549630105'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/5A618D04-1627-4D54-A425-65DF53585970'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.83778 -147.71639