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In 2003 there was a news story about monkeypox being linked to pet prairie dogs. It didn't go anywhere because who the hell keeps prairie dogs and...

I was about to say there were cases in Germany in the 80's, too. It's not a new virus, just one that is very rare to see in these parts.

That sounds like the smallpox virus hit the monkey population, mutated and then came back to humans. I wish monkeys weren't such filthy...