incubation
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The incubation period for both forms is generally 2 to 4 weeks.
From Science Daily • Jun. 22, 2026
Normanly explained that the eggs "were collected very carefully, wrapped up individually and packaged into a biscuit tin" to be transported to the incubation facility.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
However, the virus has an incubation period of several weeks, meaning more cases from the ship's occupants could emerge in the future, Tedros warned.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
The incubation period is between two and 21 days, and the mortality rate in past Bundibugyo outbreaks was between 30% and 50%.
From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026
Doctors performed the operation while he was in the incubation period after his exposure to Ebola.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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