News Forum - Even Thailand’s monkeys don’t have monkeypox

[Thaiger]

Thai officials have now run tens of thousands of tests for monkeypox on monkeys throughout Thailand. There have so far been 25,000 tests, out of 50,000 monkeys in 222 locations across the country. Yesterday, a veterinarian at the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Phattarapol Mee-on, announced that all the tests have turned out negative. Phattarapol said the department is working with Thailand’s Livestock Department to screen imported animals for monkeypox. He said that most of the animals belong to zoos and farms. Phattarapol added that zoos and farms understand the situation, and are willing to delay future […]

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[Cabra]

Seeing as most mammals can carry the disease, they better get busy testing all the dogs, cows, buffalo, rabbits and rats too

[Fanta]

Not yet! Wait until those hordes of dirty foreign tourists return and you’ll see… 

[Ivo_Shandor]

Given that MPV does not natively exist in Southeast Asia, it looks like checking whether there are durian trees in Greenland... 

[Marble-eye]

Great news that Thailand's monkeys don't have the pox, maybe we should all get together and clap the zoo-keepers of Thailand, 7 this evening is fine by me.