2 scientists charged with bringing deactivated mpox virus into the US and lying to authorities
· KRGV (NBC 5)
Two scientists from a U.S. government lab face charges for allegedly smuggling deactivated mpox virus vials from Africa into the U.S. and lying to authorities at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Vincent Munster and Claude Kwe were stopped after returning from the Republic of Congo, where an mpox outbreak has caused over 2,000 deaths. Despite Munster's claims that he had no biological materials, tests revealed the vials in their possession. They are scheduled to appear in federal court in Missoula, Montana. The National Institutes of Health is cooperating with the investigation, which remains ongoing.
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