Skip to main content
See every side of every news story
Get Started
SubscribeLogin
Published • loading... • Updated

An African monkey ate a rope squirrel and came down with mpox

Researchers found that about one-third of sooty mangabeys showed symptoms after eating an infected rope squirrel, providing evidence of mpox virus spillover between wild species.

Summary by Science News
Fecal analyses and necropsies suggest a fire-footed rope squirrel was the source of a 2023 mpox outbreak among sooty mangabeys in Côte d’Ivoire.

3 Articles

IFLScienceIFLScience
Lean Left

Wild Monkeys Fall Sick With Mpox After Eating Squirrels: Is This How The Virus Jumped To Humans?

A dead squirrel, an outbreak in monkeys, and the trail of a virus.

Read Full Article
Science NewsScience News
Reposted by
IssuesfrIssuesfr
Center

An African monkey ate a rope squirrel and came down with mpox

Fecal analyses and necropsies suggest a fire-footed rope squirrel was the source of a 2023 mpox outbreak among sooty mangabeys in Côte d’Ivoire.

·United States
Read Full Article
Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 50% of the sources lean Left, 50% of the sources are Center
50% Center

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

Science News broke the news in United States on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)

Similar News Topics

Mpox icon

Mpox

Science icon

Science

News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
SearchBlindspot LogoBlindspotLocal