Intruder who broke into monkey enclosure in Tasmania at risk of ‘potentially fatal’ herpes

Launceston council urges person who entered enclosure to seek medical attention urgently as monkeys can carry herpes B virus

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Authorities are urging an intruder who broke into a monkey enclosure in Tasmania to seek medical attention as they may have been exposed to a potentially fatal" herpes virus.

The enclosure, which houses macaque monkeys, was broken into on Tuesday night with the intruder causing damage to the electric fence before stealing coins from a surrounding moat.

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