Alpha Genesis did not immediately respond to USA TODAY's request for a comment on the incident. It is also not known if the monkeys were carrying any disease. However, this is not

Dozens of monkeys that escaped from a medical research center in South Carolina were still on the lam Friday — with some spotted dangling from nearby trees — after a worker left their enclosure door open, officials said.

Traps have been set up and thermal imaging cameras are being used in an effort to locate the fugitive monkeys, police said.