incubation

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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

The incubation period can last up to 21 days.

From Barron's • May 16, 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

On day eighteen of incubation, Joe Cassini looked up and noticed sticks and reeds where the fifth vertical met the bow.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George