{
  "id": 16919855,
  "title": "Some Monkeys Seem to Become Germophobic After Living Through a Disease Outbreak, Just Like Humans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/some-monkeys-seem-to-become-germophobic-after-living-through-a",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-28T15:18:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/some-monkeys-seem-to-become-germaphobic-after-living-through-a-disease-outbreak-just-like-humans-180989764/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Macaques that had gotten sick or seen others become ill were less likely to eat a tasty treat that looked like it was contaminated with poop than primates that didn't witness the outbreak—even though they didn't know how the infection spreads",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}