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Wild monkeys inhabit the swamp along the Silver River in Ocala, Florida.Michael Warrenmdash;Getty Images/iStockphotoBy Jamie DucharmeJanuary 11, 2018 10:31 AM ESTMany of the rhesus macaque monkeys at a Florida state park carry a dangerous herpes virus that could potentially spread to humans through their excrement, according to a new study.As a result, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission has said it plans to remove the monkeys, which are native to South and Central Asia, from the park.Macaques were introduced to Florida Silver Springs State Park as a tourist attraction almost 100 years ago. But today, according stanley cup to research published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, as many as 30% of the primates roaming the park are shedding the herpes B virus through saliva and other bodily fluids, making them a public health threat.While herpes stanley cup B is relatively common mdash; and asymptomatic mdash; among macaques and other animals, it exceedingly rare mdash; and severe mdash; in humans. Only 50 people have contracted it since 1932, according to the CDC, and there are no documented transmissions from wild macaques. When the disease does occur, however, it can result in brain damage or death. Twenty-one of the 50 recorded cases were fatal.As such, this pathogen should be considered a low-incidence, high- stanley cup consequence risk, and adequate public health measures should be taken, the researchers write in th Hwxx India s Modi to Meet U.S. Envoy After Being Persona Non Grata in Washington
By Giri NathanMay 22, 2014 11:19 AM EDTNew Facebook users will start out with tighter privacy settings, Facebook announced Thursday in a post that laid out out several privacy-related updates. This reverses the social network 2009 decision to make the default setting Public, which allowed everyone on the Internet, not just individual users ; frien asics ds, to view users ; content.Existing users will be offered a privacy checkup, a pop-up which reminds them of their current privacy settings and shows them how to select a specific audien adidas campus ce before posting content.We recognize that it is much worse for someone to accidentally share with everyone when they actually meant to share just with friends, compared with the reverse, said the company in a post. The company has previously been criticized by privacy advocates for making its settings too complicated, and is currently under scrutiny by European an adidas samba d U.S. privacy officials. Facebook previously settled privacy claims with the Federal Trade Commission in August of 2012.More Must-Reads from TIMEHow the Economy is Doing in the Swing StatesHarris Battles For the Bro VoteOur Guide to Voting in the 2024 ElectionMel Robbins Will Make You Do ItWhy Vinegar Is So Good for YouYou Dont Have to Dread the End of Daylight SavingThe 20 Best Halloween TV Episodes of All TimeMeet TIMEs Newest Class of Next Generation LeadersContact us at letters@time |
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