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Truck Hauling COVID, Herpes-Infected Monkeys Overturns

One monkey was still on the loose Tuesday afternoon after a truck carrying the primates overturned on an interstate.
Truck Hauling COVID, Herpes-Infected Monkeys Overturns
Jasper County, Miss., sheriff's deputies were able to round up all but one of the monkeys that escaped when a truck overturned on Oct. 28 2025. Jasper County Sheriff's Department
Jill McLaughlin
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An aggressive monkey infected with COVID-19 and other diseases was on the loose in Jasper County, Mississippi, on Tuesday after a semi-truck carrying 21 primates overturned while transporting them from Tulane University to an out-of-state testing facility.

All 20 of the other infected rhesus monkeys were destroyed after the accident, according to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department.

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