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Lab Monkeys Escape After Truck Crash in Mississippi — Most “Destroyed,” Disease Risk Claims Spark Concern
A transport truck carrying several lab-rhesus monkeys overturned on Interstate 59 near Heidelberg, Mississippi. The accident triggered the escape of multiple animals, which authorities described as potentially dangerous. According to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, the monkeys weighed around 40 pounds each and were “aggressive to humans,” requiring