LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) — State Health officials say they have now confirmed the first four cases of West Nile Virus in state residents.
Two of them appeared in Montcalm County in West Michigan. The other two were diagnosed in the Detroit area.
Dr. Eden Wells, Chief Medical Director at the Michigan Department of Health says mosquitoes carry the virus, and they have found infected mosquitoes in about half of all Michigan Counties this summer.
Their recommendation is to avoid mosquitos.
There may be many more cases out there that just haven’t been diagnosed, because more often than not, exposure to the virus is beaten back by normal immune systems.
It’s older people, infants and others who have compromised immune systems who may be more vulnerable.
