Exotic Incident #157
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Palm Beach, FL - USA
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Incident Date:
24/09/1997
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Summary:
A man was charged with five wildlife misdemeanors after his “pet” macaque monkey, Ringo, bit a girl. One of the charges included trying to illegally sell the monkey after the incident. Ringo harbored the herpes B virus. Ringo was tested to determine if the virus was active.