近日,美国实验室猴子车祸中“出逃”一事,引发广泛关注。据福克斯新闻网25日报道,当地女子米歇尔·法伦在接触到逃跑的猴子后,出现健康问题,症状与感染新冠类似。
当时米歇尔的车就在出车祸的卡车后面,起初,她不知道散落在高速公路上的板条箱里装着猴子。她走近后,一只猴子对她发出嘶嘶声。“我离猴子很近,我摸过箱子,还从它们的粪便上走过......”
"I was close to the monkeys, I touched the crates, I walked through their feces so I was very close. " she said.
米歇尔告诉媒体,她在接触猴子后出现红眼、流涕、咳嗽等症状,由于手上有开放性伤口,已经就医。米歇尔称很担心从猴子身上感染了病毒。
Michele Fallon told PA Homepage that she sought medical attention at Geisinger Medical Center after developing pink-eye-like symptoms and due to an open wound on her hand.
米歇尔在社交媒体上表示,自己出现的症状与感染新冠相似。目前她已经注射了狂犬病疫苗和抗病毒药物。
On her Facebook page, Fallon said her symptoms were like those from COVID-19.
当地时间21日下午,美国宾夕法尼亚州一辆运送100只猴子前往实验室的卡车发生交通事故,4只猴子逃跑。
一只逃脱的猴子被拍摄到美联社发布的照片显示,事故现场多个板条箱散落在地,板条箱上写着“内有活物”字样。警方带枪展开搜寻。