COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Even though the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and a dozen health departments announced Friday they would be conducting aerial spraying in Branch, Calhoun, St. Joseph, and 11 other counties to combat the mosquito borne disease of Eastern Equine Encephalitis, the area of spraying has now been reduced.
The latest information published online by the MDHHS Sunday took Branch County and Calhoun County off the list of area being sprayed. The spraying had been scheduled to take place Sunday evening at 8:00 p.m.
Areas of Berrien, Cass, Van Buren, and Kalamazoo counties were still scheduled, weather permtting. Aerial spraying is conducted by low flying aircraft beginning in the early evening and continuing until 4:30 a.m. the next morning in areas of concern.
Mosquito control professionals will apply approved pesticides as an ultra low volume spray.
Health officials say while the spraying is considered necessary to reduce human risk, it will not eliminate it. All residents are being urged to remain vigilant and take the necessary precautions to prevent mosquito bites.
More information can be found at www.Michigan.gov/EEE.
