One monkey remains on the loose after a truck carrying research primates crashed in Mississippi a week ago, allowing some of them to escape.

In total, 21 rhesus macaque monkeys were being transported from the Tulane National Biomedical Research Center in Covington, La., when the crash happened Oct. 28 on Interstate 59 near Heidelberg. 13 remained inside and were taken to their original destination, while eight escaped.

Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department immediately shot and killed five of the monkeys after the truck’s driver inaccurately told them the monkeys carried diseases such as herpes, hepatitis, and COVID. One of the monkeys was shot and killed by a homeowner, a mother who told the Associated Press she feared for her children’s safety, on Sunday morning.

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