Wednesday, March 25, 2015

New pox discovered in Eastern Europe, but not deadly

This undated microscope image provided by the CDC via The New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 shows the new Akhmeta virus, named after the eastern European region where it was first detected. A report on the virus by health officials in Georgia and the United States was published online Wednesday, March 25, 2015 in the New England Journal of Medicine. The germ is related to the dreaded smallpox and monkeypox viruses but so far seems far less threatening. (AP Photo/CDC via The New England Journal of Medicine) NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials have discovered a new germ in Eastern Europe that is related to the dreaded smallpox and monkeypox viruses but so far seems far less threatening.








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