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Source: http://www.chinapost.com.tw/health/infectious-diseases/2013/10/16/391409/CDC-warns.htm
CDC warns of herpes after freak macaque attack
By Joy Lee, The China Post
October 16, 2013, 12:11 am TWN
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The 10 tourists wounded by wild macaques could be at risk of rabies and herpes B infections if they do not receive vaccinations, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday.
According to the CDC, 10 tourists were wounded by wild monkeys at Yushan National Park. The Council of Agriculture (COA) captured the three monkeys on Oct. 14.
Eight out of the 10 tourists who were wounded by the wild monkeys have already received rabies vaccinations while two tourists were not willing to receive vaccinations, the CDC said, but the authority will keep tracking the health conditions of all the wounded.
The CDC said that a veterinarian discovered signs from two of the captured wild monkeys that suggested that they might be infected with herpes, and that the virus could possibly be transferred to humans...
CDC warns of herpes after freak macaque attack
By Joy Lee, The China Post
October 16, 2013, 12:11 am TWN
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The 10 tourists wounded by wild macaques could be at risk of rabies and herpes B infections if they do not receive vaccinations, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday.
According to the CDC, 10 tourists were wounded by wild monkeys at Yushan National Park. The Council of Agriculture (COA) captured the three monkeys on Oct. 14.
Eight out of the 10 tourists who were wounded by the wild monkeys have already received rabies vaccinations while two tourists were not willing to receive vaccinations, the CDC said, but the authority will keep tracking the health conditions of all the wounded.
The CDC said that a veterinarian discovered signs from two of the captured wild monkeys that suggested that they might be infected with herpes, and that the virus could possibly be transferred to humans...