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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Anna Katrina Sevilla

Federal Scientists Charged After Attempt to Secretly Bring 113 Virus Vials, Including Mpox Samples, to the US

Two NIH scientists have been charged for allegedly smuggling 113 virus vials from the Republic of Congo into the United States (Credit: Research Institute for Tropical Medicine RITM, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons/Wikimedia Commons)

Two scientists working for a US government lab are facing charges connected to the smuggling of 113 virus vials into the United States, including samples of a deactivated version of Mpox virus, from Africa.

The case centres on claims that dozens of viral vials were moved in breach of strict biosafety and customs rules, raising questions about oversight in international research work, according to a USA Today report.

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