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Vets Traced a Lemur’s Fatal Herpes Infection Back to a Yoga Class

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io9 reports that veterinarians traced a lemur's fatal herpes infection back to a yoga class. The virus involved is HSV-1, which typically causes only cold sores in humans—but proves far more serious for some of our primate cousins.

Source: https://gizmodo.com/vets-traced-a-lemurs-fatal-herpes-inf...

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