Exotic Incident #479

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Davenport, IA - USA

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Incident Date:

04/08/2002

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Summary:

A woman at the Mississippi Valley Fair was bitten, scratched, and hit on the head by a monkey who was posing for photographs. The monkey went “a little berserk.” The woman was tested for herpes, HIV, hepatitis, and rabies (results pending) and filed a lawsuit against monkey’s “owner” and the Mississippi Valley Fair.