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UNC Researchers Help Marion Family Affected by Rare Mosquito Disease
June 03, 2025
CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, June 3 -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news:

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UNC Researchers Help Marion Family Affected by Rare Mosquito Disease

Five-year-old Granger Horney contracted the La Crosse Virus, a potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease, in July 2024. With blood samples from Granger, researchers at Carolina are working to create better diagnostics and a treatment for the little-known disease.

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