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Squirrels, Not Monkeys, May Be the Animal Source of Mpox, Researchers Suggest
In the Ivory Coast in West Africa, a baby sooty mangabey monkey fell ill. It developed red, pus-filled blisters all over its ...
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This Monkeypox Outbreak in the Wild May Have Finally Revealed the Virus’s Secret Host: A Squirrel
On a humid January morning in 2023, deep in the heart of Côte d’Ivoire’s Taï National Park, a baby monkey fell ill. Its skin ...
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An animal source of mpox emerges — and it’s a squirrel
One of the great mysteries of the monkeypox virus has been pinpointing its ‘reservoir’ hosts — the animals that carry and ...
Scientists think they know what animal carries mpox. It’s not a monkey
A chance discovery led to the identification of a possible natural reservoir for the virus formerly known as monkeypox ...