incubation
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According to the agency, the incubation period between exposure and the appearance of symptoms can last weeks or months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
"For the first time, we had an incubation that took place entirely under natural conditions," Samuel Martin, director of the reserve in the southeastern town of Pierrelatte, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
These contacts were isolated for an incubation period of 21 days.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
The relatively long and variable incubation period—between two days and two weeks—has made it harder to identify the source.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
As to whether their blood would glow tomorrow or the next day or the day after that, only time would tell, but he and Geisbert were climbing out of the incubation period.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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