A monkey ate the wrong squirrel – and started an outbreak

In January 2023, researchers at the Helmholtz Institute for One Health in Germany noticed that an infant monkey known as a sooty mangabey had developed reddish skin lesions across its forehead, chest, and legs. Within 48 hours, the animal was reported dead. Over the following weeks, nearly a third of the group's 80 members developed similar lesions, and four infants died. The outbreak was caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV).

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Category: Biology, Science

Tags: Orange Monkey, Monkeys, nature, Virus, Epidemiology