Guest guest Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 It is widely know that monkeys do not get human AIDS, but a simian virus which scientists call " SIV " (simian immunodeficiency virus. " ) Monkeys captured for vaccine research News in KTM post in 10 March 2007 BY PRATAP BISTA HETAUDA, March 9 - A team of experts from Nepal Bio-Medical Research Center (NBMRC), Lalitpur have started a scientific research on rhesus monkeys by capturing them from around Bhutandevi, Hetauda. According to Dr Rupak Khadka, a member of the research team, the collected monkeys will be used for research of vaccines against dreadful diseases like HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria. The research center has taken permission from the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) to capture 50 monkeys including five male, according to him. The team has trapped 20 monkeys within three days from Bhutandevi area. Nine of them have been sent to Kathmandu, while the remaining are to be sent on Saturday, he said. There are already 80 rhesus monkeys at the breeding center of the research center in Kathmandu, Khadka said. DNPWC is paid Rs 25,000 for each monkey captured and used for the research, he said. The center has already taken permission for collection of a total of 300 healthy rhesus monkeys from Hetauda and other parts of the country. Dr. Shirley McGreal, Chairwoman International Primate Protection League PO Box 766 Summerville, SC 29484, USA Phone - 843-871-2280, Fax- 843-871-7988 E-mail - smcgreal, Web: www.ippl.org Working to Protect All Primates Since 1973 One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries. ~ AA Milne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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