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Baboons escape Texas Biomedical Research Institute on far West Side
mysa ^ | Apr. 14, 2018 | Alexandro Luna

Posted on 04/15/2018 10:13:08 AM PDT by bgill

Officials at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute say the fourth baboon who escaped from their facility Saturday has been captured. All four baboons have been checked by veterinary staff and are well, a news release reports. No details were given on where the baboon was caught... Officials did not say how the animals escaped, only that the four were able to get past perimeter fencing at the institute. Witnesses quickly took to to social media to report baboons on the loose after catching sight of the runaways near Northwest Loop 410 and West Military Drive. Jannell Bouton, 26, snapped photos with her phone while traveling in the area. She witnessed the capture team corner one of the animals in a tree.

(Excerpt) Read more at mysanantonio.com ...


TOPICS: Anthrax Scare; Government; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: animalresearch; baboons; biomedical; ebola; monkeys
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Funny how the article doesn't mention this is the same lab that had a bunch of ebola infected monkeys escape a few years ago. There are new escapes every few years so its an ongoing problem right next to the freeway. Funny how it is also not mentioned this is a Level 4 Bio Safety lab.

"In addition to the one level-4 lab — where the Ebola, Lassa and Marburg viruses are studied — Texas Biomed has seven lesser-risk level-3 labs, where serious or potentially lethal diseases such as anthrax, plague and West Nile virus are studied; and more than 60 level-2 labs for diseases of varying severity, including herpes simplex and hepatitis C and B."

https://www.expressnews.com/business/health-care/article/S-A-facility-at-forefront-of-Ebola-fight-5822973.php October 15, 2014

1 posted on 04/15/2018 10:13:08 AM PDT by bgill
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To: LucyT

ping


2 posted on 04/15/2018 10:13:42 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: bgill

Seems odd. Is there a PETA plant inside the facility?


3 posted on 04/15/2018 10:16:49 AM PDT by GnuThere
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To: bgill

Escapisms of a Level 4 facility sound criminal not accidental. Is there some sabotage by PETA going on? This is intolerable.


4 posted on 04/15/2018 10:17:02 AM PDT by BipolarBob (All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities.)
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To: bgill

Were they registered as democrat voters while they were out?


5 posted on 04/15/2018 10:17:13 AM PDT by null and void ("We don't let them have ideas. Why would we let them have guns?" ~ Joseph Stalin)
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To: bgill
Is this a publicity gimmick for the final episode for the season of The Walking Dead and the first episode for the new season of Fear the Walking Dead?

The monkeys absolutely are not infected with the zombie virus... probably.

6 posted on 04/15/2018 10:17:14 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (I can't tell if we live in an Erostocracy (rule by sex) or an Eristocracy (rule by strife and chaos))
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To: bgill

“Don’t go out tonight
‘cause it’s bound to take your life...
There’s a baboon on the right!”


7 posted on 04/15/2018 10:17:53 AM PDT by drwoof
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To: bgill; neverdem; ProtectOurFreedom; Mother Abigail; EBH; vetvetdoug; Smokin' Joe; Global2010; ...
Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

So far the false positive rate is 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

8 posted on 04/15/2018 10:18:04 AM PDT by null and void ("We don't let them have ideas. Why would we let them have guns?" ~ Joseph Stalin)
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To: bgill

Have they been nominated to run for Congress as Democrats yet?

If not, what’s the hold-up?


9 posted on 04/15/2018 10:18:08 AM PDT by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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To: KarlInOhio; Fungi

I think the zombie virus is actually a fungi


10 posted on 04/15/2018 10:19:21 AM PDT by null and void ("We don't let them have ideas. Why would we let them have guns?" ~ Joseph Stalin)
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To: bgill

Isn’t this how 28 Days Later began?

Load up for them thar Rage Zombies.
(Of course, Texas is the WORST place for the Zombie Poxyclypse to happen -for the zombies)


11 posted on 04/15/2018 10:20:11 AM PDT by RandallFlagg (Vote for your guns!)
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To: bgill

"I'm watchin' y'all!"

12 posted on 04/15/2018 10:21:00 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: tired&retired
p17

A group of baboons is called a troop.

As in "There is a troop of baboons pooping in my car."

14 posted on 04/15/2018 10:24:55 AM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: bgill

Is one of them named Caesar...


15 posted on 04/15/2018 10:26:55 AM PDT by Truth29
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I’ve got an idea.

Stop using monkeys for researching. It’s cruel to the monkeys (or baboons or whatever), and very likely what they’re researching for is diabolical anyway.


16 posted on 04/15/2018 10:28:48 AM PDT by little jeremiah (Half the truth is often a great lie. B. Franklin)
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To: bgill

17 posted on 04/15/2018 10:32:45 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: bgill

Frankly, can you blame them?


18 posted on 04/15/2018 10:34:55 AM PDT by Parmy
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To: bgill

They made a movie out of such a break out. It’s called “28 Days Later”.........


19 posted on 04/15/2018 10:37:15 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco (My cat is not fat, she is just big boned........)
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To: little jeremiah

“I’ve got an idea.

Stop using monkeys for researching. It’s cruel to the monkeys (or baboons or whatever), and very likely what they’re researching for is diabolical anyway.”

I second that. Use democrats instead.


20 posted on 04/15/2018 10:40:35 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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