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Wexford County, MI
Alert ID: 621
August 29, 2017

Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has received confirmation of Michigan's first Eastern Equine Encephalitis case for 2017. The unvaccinated, one-year-old Standardbred colt from Wexford County developed a fever and was unable to rise and died of the disease.