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Wasn’t this story the exact plot of Outbreak?

On a serious note, if the CDC told them to test for something, wouldn’t that answer the question about what the monkeys could have had?




IIRC it was based on a true story; there was an Ebola outbreak in Atlanta when a monkey escaped.

Edit: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1989/12/01/d...


Herpes. The above article just leaves it up to your imagination, but as other articles point out "According to the CDC, this species commonly spreads herpes virus B through saliva, feces or urine."[1] Which explains why she was given a rabies vaccine and treated with a course of Valacyclovir.

[1] https://www.pahomepage.com/news/danville-woman-concerned-for...




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