Woman who broke into Launceston's City Park monkey enclosure at risk of herpes virus - Daily Mail

The female intruder leaped the fence on Tuesday night to steal money which visitors throw into the water for good luck at the City Park facility in Launceston, Tasmania.

Authorities are concerned the woman may have contracted a potentially fatal strain of herpes B virus which monkeys can shed in the water.

'The virus can be asymptomatically shed by the monkeys through bodily fluids and 'fomites' – that is, any material that has come into contact with the virus, which includes the water in the enclosure,' Launceston mayor Albert Van Zetten said.

'The virus is not considered a risk to the monkeys, and exhibits symptoms similar to that of cold sores in humans.

The female intruder leaped the fence on Tuesday night to stole money which visitors throw into the water for good luck at the City Park facility in Launceston, Tasmania