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On Tuesday, it was reported that a truck carrying a group of monkeys infected with several diseases crashed on a Mississippi interstate, resulting in several monkeys escaping.
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According to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, the truck was transporting Rhesus monkeys from Tulane University and crashed on I-59 en route to a testing facility in Florida. The monkeys weighed approximately 40 pounds each and were showing aggressive signs of infection, as they were carrying hepatitis C, herpes, and COVID.
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The sheriff’s office mentioned that all but one of the infected monkeys were “destroyed.” As of 2 p.m., that last monkey was still on the loose. They also stated that handling the monkeys requires personal protective equipment, and confirmed that they were coming from Tulane University in New Orleans. However, the university revealed that “The primates in question b...
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