Summary:
- A truck carrying 100 monkeys from a Pennsylvania lab to a CDC facility in Florida crashed in Pennsylvania, resulting in the escape of 3 of the monkeys.
- After the initial incident, 42 of the escaped monkeys were captured, but 1 monkey was found dead and the remaining 57 monkeys are still unaccounted for and on the loose.
- Authorities are continuing the search for the remaining escaped monkeys, which are cynomolgus macaques, a species commonly used in medical research, and caution the public to avoid approaching the animals if spotted.