When the researchers looked at the brains of a few of the monkeys about one week into infection, they discovered that Zika had infected the neurons of a brain region called the cerebellum ...

Within three weeks of infection, there were already ... but did not see brain damage in the fetuses. They injected their monkeys with a much lower dose of Zika virus than Adams Waldorf’s team ...

Humans can get it from a bite or scratch from one of these monkeys or from contact with the monkey’s bodily substances like saliva, feces, urine, or other tissue, especially brain tissue.

In another case, a monkey had holes drilled in its skull and electrodes implanted into its brain, then allegedly developed a bloody skin infection and had to be euthanized, according to the complaint.

In the monkeys, the infection appeared to start with neurons connected to the nose. But Morrison says that within a week, the virus had spread to other areas in the brain. "This is where you get ...

He was discovered to have contracted an infection of B virus, also known as Monkey B virus or Herpesvirus ... as encephalitis (inflammation of the brain), which can be fatal if not treated promptly.

violated federal transportation regulations when it shipped contaminated implants removed from the brains of deceased research monkeys infected with multiple types of dangerous pathogens.

The bacteria likely came from soil near the monkeys habitat ... lymph nodes, skin, or brain, and can lead to sepsis. To receive the best stories in your inbox every day, click here to register ...

The first time alcohol was reintroduced, the monkeys who had received the ... But there are risks to delivering gene therapy to the brain: bleeding, infection, severe immune reactions, and ...

The prolonged infection has implications for the ... According to the researchers, rhesus monkeys are often employed in brain research as models for humans. "You may have to follow children ...