Jackson County health officials urge residents to take precautions against mosquito-borne illnesses - MLive.com

JACKSON COUNTY, MI — After last year’s outbreak of deadly mosquito-borne illness Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, Jackson County officials are reminding residents to be cautious as they head outside this summer and fall.

The Jackson County Health Department issued a warning Friday, July 3, ahead of what is usually one of Michigan’s busiest weekends for gatherings and outdoor activities, even as the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic remains.

The department is advising Jackson County residents take necessary precautions: using bug spray, wearing long sleeve shirts and pants, tightly covering water storage containers such as buckets, cisterns or rain barrels and making sure to have screens repaired in their homes.

Hayduk reiterated that there is no cause for concern, and said no cases have come up recently, but that the department wants Jackson County residents to be careful.

The county health department is once again conducting surveillance for mosquito-borne diseases, , department officials said in a release.

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