incubation
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Upon returning to the UK those registered are subject to health monitoring for 21 days, which is the maximum incubation period for Ebola, to track any signs of illness.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
The incubation period ranges from 2 to 21 days.
From Science Daily • Jun. 22, 2026
The state must record no new cases over 42 days—two incubation periods—to consider the outbreak over.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 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
Frightful stood over the eggs, not sitting on them to start incubation, but protecting them from the freezing air.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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