Joseph McLaughlin, Alaska's state epidemiologist who discovered ... there has been no human-to-human transmission of the disease, but other pox viruses can be spread between humans via direct ...

Known up to now as Alaskapox, the disease is caused by a virus in the orthopox family that includes smallpox and other pox viruses. Alaska Beacon is part of States Newsroom, a network of news ...

The Alaska Department of Public Health confirmed that he is among a small group of seven individuals known to have contracted AKPV, as announced on Friday. Julia Rogers, a state epidemiologist ...

Measles symptoms usually appear seven to 14 days after contact with the virus and typically include high fever, cough, runny ...

Alaska gets a new interim U.S. Attorney. Juneau firefighters remind residents about burning permits. A bald eagle with avian ...

The influx of civilians and military personnel into Alaska had a devastating effect ... influenza, chicken pox and whooping cough. As a result of disease, cultural confusion and the growing ...