This week Jessica dives into the fascinating and emerging world of Alaskapox virus, now renamed Borealpox virus. She discusses the name change and what we currently know about this "new" virus.
Citations:
https://health.alaska.gov/dph/Epi/id/Pages/Borealpox.aspx
https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=northernredbackedvole.main (cute vole alert!)
https://alaskapublic.org/2024/04/01/alaskapox-no-more-newly-discovered-disease-and-virus-is-to-be-called-borealpox/
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