OMAHA, NEBRASKA—
Omaha Zoological Society
Mauled, clawed, or scratched by animal · Cuts, lacerations
Final narrative
An employee was trying to take a blood sample from a monkey when it scratched her left arm. She had an adverse reaction to the antiviral medication she received and was hospitalized the next day.
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