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

But because meningitis has an incubation period of up to 10 days, more time is needed before the outbreak can be declared over, he said.

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They also compared their findings with modern bird incubation.

From Science Daily

The meningitis incubation period is up to 14 days, so officials believe there could be more cases to come, according to the BBC's health correspondent Nick Triggle.

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The incubation period ranges from four to 14 days.

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