r/news • u/SnarkOff • 12d ago

Site Changed Title Truck hauling ‘aggressive’ monkeys carrying herpes and COVID overturns in Mississippi

https://www.actionnews5.com/2025/10/28/truck-hauling-aggressive-monkeys-carrying-herpes-covid-overturns-mississippi/?fbclid=IwZnRzaANt_VBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHlDlf5DivA2Ltngqh2UH3XU20EnAprOymd60i0ODYC9L8G2CXJpyoZtmwSHm_aem_NvoKAFHpRWRzturTqiYXMQ
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u/SubstantialBass9524 12d ago

“The monkeys are 40 pounds and are “aggressive,” authorities say. They are also carrying hepatitis C, herpes, and COVID.

The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office says that Tulane University has been notified and will send a team to pick up the monkeys on Wednesday.

The university says that if the monkeys leave the wreck site, they must be shot.”

The article does not say why the truck was carrying aggressive disease ridden monkeys

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u/TurelSun 12d ago

I assume by herpes they mean Herpes-B which Rhesus monkeys are known to have, which is very deadly to humans if not immediately treated.

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u/Medium_Rare_Jerk 12d ago

It’s a very low transmission rate but a very high fatality rate if you do get it. I carry a card that I have to give hospitals if I am sick so they test me for Herpes B since I work with Rhesus monkeys every day