Residents of Michigan may be stunned to hear that the first case of West Nile this year was reported in their home state.
According to Click on Detroit, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced that mosquitoes collected from the Saginaw County area contained the West Nile virus. WXYZ shares that the samples that tested positive were collected last month. Health officials are urging residents to take caution this summer. With the warmer weather comes the risk of getting mosquito bites, which can sometimes lead to West Nile.
And there are a few people who are more at risk than others. People who work or spend a lot outdoors are at risk for catching the illness. More time spent outside means more chances to get bitten by a pesky mosquito. The riskiest times to be outside are dawn and dusk. Others who are at risk are those over the age of 60 as they pose a greater risk of severe illness following a bite.
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