Experts say rhesus macaques, vervet monkeys, squirrel monkeys can carry infections like herpes B that can be physically transmitted to humans.

A multi-state federal investigation into illegal animal trafficking led to the seizure of eight primates. The suspect at the ...

Monkeys are running around Florida with a strain of herpes that can kill you. A recent study published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal shows ...

The monkeys in Silver Springs State Park are... well, monkeying around, and that could pose a serious health risk to people. A study by Texas A&M University-Kingsville ecologist and assistant ...

Residents of Mount Dora, Fla., have reported sightings of a monkey on the loose in the Sullivan Ranch neighborhood. Photo by Pixabay.com May 1 (UPI) --Residents of a Florida neighborhood reported ...

(CNN) – Florida police are investigating the death of a woman found in a hotel room along with two live monkeys. The body of 59-year-old Linda Marie Smith and the animals were discovered Friday at a ...

OKEECHOBEE, Florida -- A wild monkey went on the attack at a Home Depot in Florida, and it was all caught on camera. The pet monkey escaped from its owner's truck and went ape on a store employee in ...