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By Sean McPolin The first victim of a mystery illness that was discovered nearly a decade ago has been discovered – and it’s still unclear how he contracted the killer virus. A man who was found in woodlands on the Kenai peninsula near Alaska lost his life after contracting “Alaskapox”. He was living alone close by to Alaska’s largest city and remains unidentified. It has also been revealed he was immunocompromised. The virus is believed to have originated 10 years ago and was first discovered in 2015. Health officials still aren’t clear how the man contracted the fatal virus. Alaskapox – from…