On Oct. 23, Lake Immunogenics became the first company to receive a USDA conditional license for West Nile virus (WNV) Antibody, Equine Origin, as a plasma product. The product already was a USDA-licensed plasma product under the name HiGamm-Equi, and was used off-label to treat WNV infection before it was licensed for this use.

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COURTESY LAKE IMMUNOGENICS

West Nile Virus Antibody, Equine Origin, the first conditionally licensed plasma product for treating West Nile virus

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Stephanie L. Church, Editorial Director

Stephanie L. Church, Editorial Director, grew up riding and caring for her family’s horses in Central Virginia and received a B.A. in journalism and equestrian studies from Averett University. She joined The Horse in 1999 and has led the editorial team since 2010. A 4-H and Pony Club graduate, she enjoys dressage, eventing, and trail riding with her former graded-stakes-winning Thoroughbred gelding, It Happened Again (“Happy”). Stephanie and Happy are based in Lexington, Kentucky.
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