| Abstrakt: |
Alaskapox virus was first identified following the investigation of a sick woman from Fairbanks, Alaska, USA in July 2015. A novel virus, AK2015, was later named Alaskapox virus (AKPV). There have been six further cases in the Fairbanks area, in 2020 and 2021. Symptoms common to each case were one or more bumps or pustules on the skin, fever, lymphadenopathy, muscle pain and fatigue, lasting between four days and six months. One patient with an immunocompromising condition that developed severe disease died after prolonged illness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
