A mosquito-borne disease might have spread among horses in Michigan this year due to a decrease in vaccines used, according to a state expert.
Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) is a virus that can infect horses and humans and usually is carried by birds and mosquitoes.
“I think there was a decline of the use of the vaccine because of the economy. It’s unfortunate because it might mean the loss of a horse,” said Steve Halstead, the state veterinarian in the Department of Agriculture.
The increase of confirmed cases of infected horses this year is not connected to the number of confirmed human cases, Halstead said. There were three confirmed human cases, two in Kalamazoo County and the third in Barry County, according to the Department of Community Health. Read More…
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