Talk:Rotterdam Zoo monkeypox outbreak

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Did you know... that until the outbreak at Rotterdam Zoo in 1964, monkeypox was thought to occur only in primates?

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 04:15, 8 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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... that until the outbreak at Rotterdam Zoo in 1964, monkeypox was thought to occur only in primates? Source: [1]..."it was not until 1964, when a large outbreak occurred in Rotterdam Zoo, that it became apparent that the monkeypox virus was capable of causing disease in animals other than primates".
- Reviewed: Babou (ocelot)

Created by Whispyhistory (talk). Self-nominated at 05:54, 4 June 2022 (UTC).[reply]

New enough and long enough. QPQ present. Hook source checks out. No textual issues (did some copyediting). Suspect this will get a good number of views. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 06:20, 5 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]