Monkey B virus is a virus that’s common in macaque monkeys and transmitted in rare cases to humans, where it may cause serious illness. Skip to main content . Home ; Conditions .

Only 50 people caught this rare virus between 1932 and 2019, according to the CDC, 21 of whom died.

An obscure family of viruses, already endemic in wild African primates and known to cause fatal Ebola-like symptoms in some monkeys, is "poised for spillover" to humans, according to new ...

What is known about the B virus case in Hong Kong? A 37-year-old man was reported to have been attacked and injured by monkeys at Hong Kong’s Kam Shan Country Park, also locally known as Monkey ...

Banner image: Rhesus macaque seen in a tree. (Credit: CC photo via Wikimedia commons) An obscure family of viruses, already endemic in wild African primates and known to cause fatal Ebola-like ...

An outbreak of a monkey-killing cold virus is the first example of an adenovirus that can infect both monkeys and humans. IE 11 is not supported.

These wild monkeys thrive in Florida—and carry a deadly virus. Descendants of theme-park escapees, a population of rhesus macaques in a Florida state park may soon double in size—a recipe for ...