{"id":4064,"date":"2018-02-19T20:35:11","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T23:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dknolte.com\/?p=4064"},"modified":"2018-02-19T20:35:11","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T23:35:11","slug":"i-thought-it-was-just-a-dead-monkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dknolte.com\/?p=4064","title":{"rendered":"I thought it was just a dead monkey"},"content":{"rendered":"

L<\/strong>ast week, one of the Local Guard Forces (LGF) was making his rounds when he happened across a small dead monkey on the grounds near my shop.\u00a0 I personally would have thought nothing of it after spending two years in Ethiopia, but here it is a different story.<\/p>\n

This was on a weekend and within minutes, the Consulate was on lock-down.\u00a0 No one was allowed on compound unless they have been vaccinated against Yellow Fever<\/em>.\u00a0 This was a shocker to me.<\/p>\n

I went in to the Consulate the next day, Sunday, to do some work and yellow tape had cordoned off the area around my shop.\u00a0 Terese and I both were vaccinated before going to Ethiopia so it was not an issue for me.\u00a0 I was able to slip in around the building to get to my shop.<\/p>\n

The next day, Monday, guards were positioned at the entrance to the Consulate allowing only those who had been vaccinated into the compound.\u00a0 The rest were directed to a vaccination post, where Bombeiros<\/em> (Brazilian Fire Fighters) gave Yellow Fever vaccinations to those who did not have them.\u00a0 This was not a trivial matter.\u00a0 It was an active attempt to control a possible outbreak of a deadly disease.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is Monday, a week later and the monkey still has not been determined to have died from Yellow Fever, but it is not an issue they will take lightly.\u00a0 Since I am in the Security Office, I saw the pictures of the monkey.\u00a0 It was only about 5-6 inches long, still very young, yet it sent a shock wave through the Consulate and the Brazilian Government.\u00a0 No small matter.<\/p>\n

We often take for granted what we have and never realize how close we are to our demise.\u00a0 Many things in our lives can be our ruin, yet we are still able to walk the streets comfortably, thanks to Science and Technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last week, one of the Local Guard Forces (LGF) was making his rounds when he happened across a small dead …<\/p>\n

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