Michigan fitness officials reportedly suggested to others to stay indoors after 10 counties showed cases of eastern mosquito-borne equine encephalitis in 22 horses and one suspected human case.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday showed 22 horses in 10 counties and an alleged human case in Barry County, the branch said in a statement.
Authorities said they would begin air treatment Wednesday night in some high-risk areas of the state to prevent the spread of east equine encephalitis.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is also urging Barry County citizens, as well as Clare, Ionia, Isabella, Jackson, Kent, Mecosta, Montcalm, Newaygo, and Oakland to cancel or postpone after-dark occasions to save you more others from contracting the virus, according to USA Today.
“The MDHHS continues to inspire local officials in affected counties to postpone, reschedule or cancel outdoor activities at dusk or after dark, especially those involving children, to reduce the threat of others being bitten by mosquitoes,” said Joneigh Khaldun, medical director and director general of fitness at MDHHSArray in a statement , according to USA Today.
East equine encephalitis is one of the most harmful mosquito-borne diseases in the United States, with a mortality rate of 33% among other sick people, according to MDHHS. People under the age of 15 or over 50 are at the greatest threat of serious illness after infection, and the bite threat is higher for others who paint and play outdoors in the affected areas, according to the department.
The branch reported that the 22 reported cases on horses were twice as high as at the same time last year. More than 25% of this year’s cases of equine encephalitis were diagnosed in Michigan, depending on the state.
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