The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development encourage residents to take precautions against mosquitoes and ticks to protect themselves and their animals.
In a news release, Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, Chief Medical Executive, says, “Preventing tick and mosquito bites is the best way to avoid diseases including Lyme disease, West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis.’
"The standing water created after flooding and excess rain makes for ideal breeding sites for mosquitoes and increases the likelihood that ticks will move into new areas”… that from Dr. Nora Wineland, the State Veterinarian.
Experts say the best way to prevent mosquito- and tick-borne illnesses is to reduce the number of mosquitoes and ticks around your home and to take personal precautions to avoid bites. Those precautions include eliminating mosquito and tick habitats and using insect repellant.
For more information, you can visit Michigan’s emerging disease webpage, at michigan.gov/emergingdiseases.
