Two government virologists smuggled Mpox vials into the U.S. It’s not clear why
Two U.S. government virologists, Vincent Munster and Claude Kwe, have been charged with smuggling deactivated mpox virus vials into the United States from Africa. They were stopped at Detroit Metropolitan Airport in January after a trip to the Republic of Congo and failed to declare the biological materials or obtain necessary permissions. Authorities stated that any deliberate effort to conceal and smuggle biological materials poses a risk to the public, though the specific reasons for the smuggling remain unclear. AI
