LANSING, MI (WTVB) – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says another case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in a horse has been confirmed in St. Joseph County.
The latest horse diagnosed with EEE was first presented with symptoms on September 23, prior to the start of aerial spraying of mosquitoes in southwest Michigan.
To help combat the deadly disease, over 328,000 acres have been treated with insecticide in Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Calhoun, Cass, Saint Joseph and Van Buren Counties.
A fourth night of aerial treatment was conducted overnight.
As of Friday, EEE has been confirmed in nine people with four fatalities.
Human cases have been reported in Barry, Berrien, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo and Van Buren counties.
The horse in Saint Joseph Country which contracted the disease brings the number of animal cases up to 34 covering in 15 counties.
The mosquitoes that spread EEE are still active and were caught in traps set this past Tuesday in southwest Michigan.
No human or animal cases of EEE have been reported in Branch County.
