incubation
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But he warned there is a long way to go as the eggs are "only around two weeks into incubation" and a curlew's incubation period is around 28 days.
From BBC • May 31, 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
In his view, “the long incubation period creates challenges” because Allen says he isn’t convinced that there’s no pre-symptomatic transmission.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
With hantavirus, the incubation period can take up to six weeks, so people must be isolated for a really long time to ensure they won’t get sick and start infecting others.
From Slate • May 16, 2026
When the sun set that night, Sam cut one more notch in a stick to keep track of the thirty-one days of incubation.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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