Public health officials in Alaska have disclosed the first known human death from Alaskapox, a virus typically found in small mammals. No human-to-human transmission of Alaskapox has been detected so far, and there have been no known cases outside the state for which the virus is named. California health officials confirmed there've been no reports of the virus in the state.
Testing in 2020 and 2021 found the virus in several small mammal species in Alaska’s Fairbanks area, particularly shrews and red-backed voles. The man who died in January was the first person outside of the Fairbanks area to have been diagnosed with the virus, a sign that the virus has spread to mammals outside that region, health officials said. The man lived alone in a forested region and had no known travel or contact with any potentially infected people.
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