Period up to the first appearance of clinical symptoms after an infection with agents of disease. It is mostly not identical to prepatency.
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(2016). Incubation Period. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43978-4_1595
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