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Hillsdale County, MI
Alert ID: 689
September 28, 2017

Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development received confirmation of an unvaccinated, one-year-old Standardbred filly from Hillsdale County that tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). The horse developed acute neurologic disease and was euthanized.  No quarantines were issued. This case brings the total number of reported cases of WNV in Michigan in 2017 to 14, one case from each of the following counties: Clinton, Hillsdale, Jackson, Livingston, Mecosta, Midland, Missaukee, Montcalm, Osceola, Ottawa, Roscommon, and St Joseph Counties and two cases from Wexford County.