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West Nile treatment could come from geese
by Dan Gunderson, Minnesota Public Radio
September 5, 2012
GRAND FORKS, Minn. ? There have been nearly 1,600 cases of West Nile virus reported in the U.S., so far this year. Forty-four cases of the mosquito-borne illness have been here in Minnesota.
But research in our region could lead to a breakthrough in treatment of the disease. A small Grand Forks biotech company is preparing for human trials of West Nile antibodies produced by geese...