US EditionMississippi Truck Crash Frees Research Monkeys, Most Killed as Three Remain Missing
Three rhesus monkeys remain loose after a truck overturned on Interstate 59, prompting a search by authorities who confirmed the animals are not infectious.
- On Oct. 28, a truck carrying Rhesus monkeys from Tulane University overturned on I-59 near mile marker 117 north of Heidelberg, freeing several animals.
- Unclear ownership and transporter records preceded the crash, involving Rhesus macaques from Tulane University National Biomedical Research Center, New Orleans, with conflicting information on their transport and destination.
- Video shows monkeys crawling through the grass and crates labeled `live animals` strewn roadside, with 21 monkeys aboard, five euthanized and three unaccounted, all weighing about 40 pounds each.
- Mississippi Wildlife and Fisheries and local deputies are working the scene alongside a contracted animal disposal company, while Tulane University animal care experts plan to assist Wednesday.
- State veterinarians and the Mississippi Highway Patrol are reviewing transport documents and the crash cause; Dr. James Watson confirmed the animals had a certificate of veterinary inspection, while Tulane University said the 21 monkeys had pathogen-free recent checkups.
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In the U.S. state of Mississippi, a transporter full of laboratory monkeys has tipped over. The cages broke down, the animals escaped. According to reports, infected with Covid, Hepatitis C and Herpes. The sheriff speaks of "aggressive" primates. So far, not all of them have been caught again. They don't always have to be laboratory leaks. In the United States, laboratory monkeys infected with various pathogens are apparently also driven across …
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