U.S. Scientists Charged in Alleged Monkeypox Sample Smuggling from Africa

Accusations and Legal Proceedings

Two U.S. government scientists face federal charges for allegedly smuggling deactivated monkeypox samples from Africa, according to a criminal complaint filed in Detroit. Vincent Munster, a virologist at Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Montana, and Claude Kwe were detained in January after a trip to the Republic of the Congo, with prosecutors alleging they concealed biological … Read more