incubation
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Normanly explained that the eggs "were collected very carefully, wrapped up individually and packaged into a biscuit tin" to be transported to the incubation facility.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requested passengers stay at the Nebraska facility through May 31, halfway through the incubation period for the disease.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 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
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
He bowed to Frightful and called the note that broke the incubation trance.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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