Nederlandse viroloog aangeklaagd in VS voor smokkelen gedeactiveerd mpox-virus
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Summary
De Nederlandse viroloog Vincent Munster, hoofd virusecologie bij de Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Montana, is in de VS aangeklaagd voor het smokkelen van flesjes met gedeactiveerd mpox-virus. Hij arriveerde in januari 2024 op de luchthaven van Detroit na een verblijf van negen dagen in de Democratische Republiek Congo. Douaniers vonden de flesjes, maar Munster ontkende ten stelligste biologisch materiaal te hebben meegenomen. Onderzoek wees uit dat de flesjes gedeactiveerde mpox-monsters bevatten.
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Na onderzoek bleek echter dat de flesjes gedeactiveerde monsters van mpox bevatten
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