Scientists charged with bringing deactivated mpox virus into the US, lying to authorities

Scientists charged with bringing deactivated mpox virus into the US, lying to authorities

DETROIT — Two scientists at a U.S. government lab were charged with smuggling vials of deactivated mpox virus into the country from Africa and lying about it during interviews with investigators at a Michigan airport, authorities said Tuesday. A criminal complaint was unsealed in federal court in Detroit against Vincent Munster, who is chief of the virus … Read more