incubation

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The incubation period, the time between infection and getting symptoms, is thought to be up to 10 days.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

They also compared their findings with modern bird incubation.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

As the prolonged incubation of the disease made it difficult to track and contain, officials quickly turned to vaccination, the researcher said.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

Depending on the species of vulture we're talking about, incubation ranges from 50 days to almost two months.

From Salon • May 11, 2025

The longer she incubated, the more deeply she went into the trance of incubation.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George