JASPER COUNTY, Miss. - Tulane University has disputed the claim that monkeys that were in a truck crash on Interstate 59 were infected with any diseases.

FOX13 initially learned that a truck carrying Rhesus monkeys from Tulane University crashed on I-59, just north of Heidelberg at mile marker 117 on Tuesday from a post on the Jasper County Sheriff's Office Facebook page. The sheriff's office said the monkeys were aggressive toward humans and infected with hepatitis C, herpes, and COVID.

The sheriff's office said several diseased monkeys escaped, while others remained trapped in their cages, later adding that all but one of the infected monkeys were "destroyed." They said that last monkey, however, remained on the loose as of 2:00 p.m. The sheriff's office said the monkeys require person

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