Two mosquito-borne viruses detected in Michigan

July 8th, 20230 On Monday, July 3, Bay County Mosquito Control issued an advisory stating that routine surveillance detected evidence of the Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus, or EEE, in a mosquito in Hampton Township. “Surveillance undertaken by Mosquito Control is used as an early warning system,” said Rebecca Brandt, Bay County Mosquito Control...

Michigan completes aerial treatment to combat mosquito-borne illness 

September 24th, 20200 LANSING — A few weeks after state health authorities announced the first suspected cases of a mosquito-borne illness in a Barry County resident, along with dozens of animals, planned aerial treatments for several counties have now been completed. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced on Wednesday,...