https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/10/florida-monkeys-excreting-rare-disease-that-can-kill-humans-scientists-warn
Wildlife managers in Florida say they want to remove roaming
monkeys from the state in light of a new study published on Wednesday,
which finds some of the animals are excreting a virus that can be
dangerous to humans.
Scientists studying a growing population of rhesus macaques in Silver
Springs state park say that rather than just carrying herpes B, which
is common in the species, some of the monkeys have the virus in their
saliva and other bodily fluids, posing a potential risk of spreading the
disease.
Human cases of the virus have been rare, with about 50 documented
worldwide, and there have been no known transmissions of it to people
from wild rhesus macaques in Florida or elsewhere. However, the
researchers say the issue has not been thoroughly studied.
The findings, published in the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, prompted the
researchers from the universities of Florida and Washington to warn
Florida’s wildlife agency that the infected monkeys should be considered
a public health concern.
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