An African monkey ate a rope squirrel and came down with mpox

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A new study documents monkeypox jumping between wild species for the first time In 2023, an outbreak of mpox erupted among a group of sooty mangabeys (Cercocebus atys) in Côte d’Ivoire’s Taï National Park. Roughly a third of the group, including infants (one shown) fell ill. A new study suggests a fire-footed rope squirrel eaten by one of the monkeys may have been the source. Chimpanzee Project, Carme Riutord-Fe/HIOH A monkey making a meal of a squirrel may have sparked an outbreak.  In early 2023, mpox broke out among a group of a few dozen sooty mangabeys (Cercocebus atys) living in Côte d’Ivoire’s Taï National Park. Roughly one-third of the monkeys developed symptoms such as skin lesions and four infants died. Surveys of the park’s wildlife revealed that the outbreak began after a member of the group ate a fire-footed rope squirrel (Funisciurus pyrropus), researchers report February 11 in Nature. The findings suggest a rope squirrel was the source of the outbreak and for the first time show the monkeyp
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