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West Nile Virus

Delta County, MI

Alert ID: 728

October 23, 2017

Source: Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development received confirmation of a 23-year-old Morgan gelding in Delta County that tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). The horse had not been vaccinated for WNV for at least five years and died from the disease. No quarantines were issued. This case brings the total number of reported cases of WNV in Michigan in 2017 to 15, one case from each of the following counties: Clinton, Delta, Hillsdale, Jackson, Livingston, Mecosta, Midland, Missaukee, Montcalm, Osceola, Ottawa, Roscommon, and St Joseph Counties and two cases from Wexford County.

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