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[-] Kitathalla@lemy.lol 1 points 1 year ago

As a matter of fact, yes. I was talking to a vet at a friend's wedding, and he casually mentioned that working with simians is a dangerous field for many reasons that you wouldn't think of, like their herpesvirus strains killing us.

[-] venusaur@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Luckily it says it’s extremely rare

[-] Kitathalla@lemy.lol 1 points 1 year ago

Well, yeah. The only way to get it is from contact with an infected monkey, or something that has recently contacted them, like a needle.

[-] venusaur@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

With no end to deforestation in sight, and fixing the housing crisis, monkeys have been sharing crack houses with humans

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