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  "textContent": "In a groundbreaking new study, a team of researchers from South Dakota State University—led by associate professor Saikat Basu—determined the critical exposure durations for inhaled transmission of pox viruses, including smallpox and mpox, and may have provided key insights into a medical mystery.",
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