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- green monkey or vervet
green monkey
noun
plural green monkeys
: a long-tailed monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus) of West Africa related to the grivet that has greenish-golden hair and a black face and is sometimes used in medical research
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Weighing in at 7 to 17 pounds, they are sometimes called green monkeys because of the tint of their fur.
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CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
Marburg was discovered in 1967 after African green monkeys, imported for medical research from Uganda to Marburg, Germany, and Belgrade, Yugoslavia, touched off the first outbreak, leaving 31 infected and seven dead.
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Mark Kortepeter,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Marburg first surfaced in 1967 in Marburg and Frankfurt, Germany and Belgrade, Yugoslavia, after African green monkeys were imported for scientific research.
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Mark Kortepeter,
Forbes,
7 Oct. 2024
The Marburg virus was first identified in Marburg, Germany in 1967 after several laboratory workers who handled tissues from African green monkeys imported from Uganda fell sick.
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Bykai Kupferschmidt,
science.org,
3 Oct. 2024
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CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
Marburg was discovered in 1967 after African green monkeys, imported for medical research from Uganda to Marburg, Germany, and Belgrade, Yugoslavia, touched off the first outbreak, leaving 31 infected and seven dead.
—
Mark Kortepeter,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Marburg first surfaced in 1967 in Marburg and Frankfurt, Germany and Belgrade, Yugoslavia, after African green monkeys were imported for scientific research.
—
Mark Kortepeter,
Forbes,
7 Oct. 2024
The Marburg virus was first identified in Marburg, Germany in 1967 after several laboratory workers who handled tissues from African green monkeys imported from Uganda fell sick.
—
Bykai Kupferschmidt,
science.org,
3 Oct. 2024
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“Green monkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20monkey. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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