It's not just for drug trials, there are definitely still non-human primate (NHP) experiments going on for the purpose better understanding how infectious diseases work. I work near one of the newer NHP research facilities in the US, so I hear about them fairly often from scientists in my area. Here's one example
That lab specifically does tests on pregnant macaques, intentionally infecting them with a dangerous streptococcus strain to learn about how strep can affect a fetus. And the the mother macaques are often "sacrificed" after giving birth because they're too sick from the infection. Every time I pass by the facility it definitely gives me the heebie jeebies to imagine what's going on in here.
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It's not just for drug trials, there are definitely still non-human primate (NHP) experiments going on for the purpose better understanding how infectious diseases work. I work near one of the newer NHP research facilities in the US, so I hear about them fairly often from scientists in my area. Here's one example
Another more recent NHP study from that same lab
That lab specifically does tests on pregnant macaques, intentionally infecting them with a dangerous streptococcus strain to learn about how strep can affect a fetus. And the the mother macaques are often "sacrificed" after giving birth because they're too sick from the infection. Every time I pass by the facility it definitely gives me the heebie jeebies to imagine what's going on in here.