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Health officials are calling attention to the rare virus known as Alaskapox. An elderly man died from the disease last month, the first death ever reported from the virus. Only seven cases have ever been reported. Dr. William Schaffner, professor of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, joined CBS News to discuss Alaskapox.
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