Author name: Holly Young

A Rabid Bat Has Been Found in Van Buren County  Please Follow Proper Precautions Lawrence, MI – A rabid bat has been identified in Van Buren County. The bat was collected from a home in Lawton, Michigan. This is the first case of rabies in an animal in Van Buren County this year. The last

For immediate release: September 11, 2023Media contacts: Jennifer Holton, 517-284-5724 or Chelsea Lewis-Parisio, 517-331-1151 LANSING, MI—The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is reporting Michigan’s first cases of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile virus (WNV) in domestic animals. EEE was detected in a seven-year-old Standardbred gelding from Mecosta County, and the WNV case