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Eastern Equine Encephalitis Confirmed NEAR St. Joseph County

Friday September 13, 2024

Notified by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Laboratories

Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency has been notified by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Laboratories, of a confirmed case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in a horse NEAR St. Joseph County.

“We are reminding residents to take precautions to protect themselves and their horses from mosquito bites,” says Joe Frazier, Supervisor of Environmental Health at the Community Health Agency. “Vaccination of horses can prevent EEE and West Nile Virus which are both mosquito-borne diseases.”

To protect your animals:

To protect yourself and your family:

Overall, mosquito-borne illnesses, like EEE and West Nile Virus, will continue to pose a risk to both animals and humans until late fall when nighttime temperatures consistently fall below freezing. For more information about how to protect yourself from EEE, West Nile Virus and other mosquito transmitted diseases, visit www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases

The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency is committed to promoting wellness, preventing disease, providing health care, and protecting the environment.

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