mpox virus
Coverage of mpox virus in the Nexus archive.
- Senior NIH scientist, research fellow charged with bringing deactivated mpox virus into U.S.
A senior NIH scientist and a research fellow were charged with smuggling vials of deactivated mpox virus into the U.S. from Africa and lying during interviews at a Michigan airport. The criminal complaint was filed in federal court in Detroit against Vincent Munster and Claude Kwe, who work at Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Montana.
- 2 scientists charged with bringing deactivated mpox virus into the US and lying to authorities
Two scientists at a U.S. government lab were charged with smuggling vials of deactivated mpox virus into the U.S. from Africa and lying to authorities during an airport stop in Detroit. They were intercepted at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after a trip to the Republic of Congo and failed to declare the biological materials or obtain required permission.
- 2 scientists charged with bringing deactivated mpox virus into the US and lying to authorities
Two scientists at a U.S. government lab have been charged with smuggling vials of deactivated mpox virus into the country from Africa without permits and lying about it to investigators.