Topic: Michelle Fallon

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86: Pox Luck
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86: Pox Luck

Pennsylvania Monkey Truck Crash and Outbreak Origins

In early 2022, a truck carrying 100 laboratory monkeys crashed on a Pennsylvania highway, leading to the escape of several primates. A witness, Michelle Fallon, developed symptoms after coming into contact with the monkeys' feces and crates. The hosts revisit this story as a potential "ground zero" for the monkeypox outbreak, comparing it to the movie "Outbreak" and questioning why the media stopped following the story.