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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Graig Graziosi

Elon Musk’s Neuralink sued by staffer who claims she was exposed to herpes by infected lab monkeys

REUTERS

A former employee is suing Elon Musk's Neuralink, claiming that she was scratched by a monkey infected with Herpes B virus, and that she was fired after she told her superiors that she was pregnant.

Lindsay Short, who began working with Musk's brainchip company in August 2022, accused the firm of failing to provide proper protective equipment to workers which left her exposed to the infected monkey that scratched her.

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