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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Animal welfare groups hail reported move by CDC to phase out all monkey research

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is phasing out research conducted on monkeys, according to a new report.

Scientists routinely use rhesus and pig-tailed macaques, housed at the headquarters of the CDC in Atlanta, to study infectious diseases like HIV, hepatitis and tuberculosis.

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