North Carolina child recovers from rare mosquito-borne illness, family joins research effort

North Carolina child recovers from rare mosquito-borne illness, family joins research effort | News Channel 3-12

By Neydja Petithomme Click here for updates on this story     MARION, North Carolina (WLOS) — Granger Horney, from Marion, battled a rare mosquito-borne disease when he was 5 years old. Cody Horney, Granger’s father, said his son started having seizures, vomiting, and being disoriented in July 2024. He described being terrified and not knowing his son was fighting a rare, mosquito-borne disease: La Crosse virus. “We took him to the emergency roo…

North Carolina child recovers from rare mosquito-borne illness, family joins research effort

By Neydja Petithomme Click here for updates on this story     MARION, North Carolina (WLOS) — Granger Horney, from Marion, battled a rare mosquito-borne disease when he was 5 years old. Cody Horney, Granger’s father, said his son started having seizures, vomiting, and being disoriented in July 2024. He described being terrified and not knowing his son was fighting a rare, mosquito-borne disease: La Crosse virus. “We took him to the emergency roo…