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      <title>BREAKING: Deadly Mosquito Virus Found In Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 13:50:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Be aware there is a deadly mosquito virus that was just found in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/878/p/deadly-mosquito-virus-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Be aware there is a deadly mosquito virus that was just found in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/878/p/deadly-mosquito-virus-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Should Michiganders Worry About “Skeeter Syndrome”?</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2023 11:20:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[If you have a particularly bad reaction to mosquito bites, then you just might have "Skeeter Syndrome". Find out what Skeeter Syndrome is & how to treat it. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/what-is-skeeter-syndrome/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[If you have a particularly bad reaction to mosquito bites, then you just might have &quot;Skeeter Syndrome&quot;. Find out what Skeeter Syndrome is &amp; how to treat it. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/what-is-skeeter-syndrome/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Beware! Tick and Mosquito Season is Here: How to Stay Safe in Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2023 10:12:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[These blood suckers are back for summer. Here's what experts recommend to stay safe.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/tick-and-mosquito-season-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[These blood suckers are back for summer. Here&apos;s what experts recommend to stay safe.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/tick-and-mosquito-season-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Deadly Mosquito-Born Virus EEE Detected in Michigan for the First Time in 2021</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2021 00:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a deadly a mosquito-borne virus, has been detected for the first time this year in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/deadly-mosquito-born-virus-eee-detected-in-michigan-for-the-first-time-in-2021/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a deadly a mosquito-borne virus, has been detected for the first time this year in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/deadly-mosquito-born-virus-eee-detected-in-michigan-for-the-first-time-in-2021/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>First Mosquito-Borne Virus of 2021 Detected in Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2021 20:06:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Grab the bug spray! Mosquitoes recently collected in three Michigan counties have tested positive for the Jamestown Canyon virus. <a href="https://wgrd.com/first-mosquito-borne-virus-of-2021-detected-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Grab the bug spray! Mosquitoes recently collected in three Michigan counties have tested positive for the Jamestown Canyon virus. <a href="https://wgrd.com/first-mosquito-borne-virus-of-2021-detected-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>More EEE Confirmed in Kent County as Aerial Treatment Completed</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2019 14:51:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[More than 557,000 acres in 14 counties have been treated. <a href="https://wgrd.com/more-eee-confirmed-in-kent-county-as-aerial-treatment-completed/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[More than 557,000 acres in 14 counties have been treated. <a href="https://wgrd.com/more-eee-confirmed-in-kent-county-as-aerial-treatment-completed/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Maps Show Exact Areas to Be Sprayed for Mosquitoes in Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2019 14:09:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Includes a street-by-street look at Kent County. <a href="https://wgrd.com/maps-show-exact-areas-to-be-sprayed-for-mosquitoes-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Includes a street-by-street look at Kent County. <a href="https://wgrd.com/maps-show-exact-areas-to-be-sprayed-for-mosquitoes-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Who is Licensed to Spray for Mosquitoes in Michigan?</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2019 15:07:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[35 businesses are licensed to spray for mosquitoes in Kent County. <a href="https://wgrd.com/who-is-licensed-to-spray-for-mosquitoes-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[35 businesses are licensed to spray for mosquitoes in Kent County. <a href="https://wgrd.com/who-is-licensed-to-spray-for-mosquitoes-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>More Cases and Deaths From Mosquito-Borne Illness EEE in Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2019 12:53:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Eastern Equine Encephalitis a growing problem in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/more-cases-and-deaths-from-mosquito-borne-illness-eee-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Eastern Equine Encephalitis a growing problem in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/more-cases-and-deaths-from-mosquito-borne-illness-eee-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>New Cases of Mosquito-borne Diseases in Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2019 14:03:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Eastern Equine Encephalitis and California encephalitis virus have each been found or are suspected. <a href="https://wgrd.com/new-cases-of-mosquito-borne-diseases-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Eastern Equine Encephalitis and California encephalitis virus have each been found or are suspected. <a href="https://wgrd.com/new-cases-of-mosquito-borne-diseases-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Kent County Man Dies from West Nile Virus</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2018 20:14:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Last week, Michigan health officials confirmed eight cases of West Nile virus so far this year, including one in Kent County.
Wood TV 8 reports that an 80-year-old man in Kent County passed away over the weekend from complications from the virus... <a href="https://wgrd.com/kent-county-man-dies-from-west-nile-virus/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Last week,&nbsp;Michigan health officials confirmed eight cases of West Nile virus so far this year, including one in Kent County.
Wood TV 8 reports that an 80-year-old man in Kent County passed away&nbsp;over the weekend from complications from the virus... <a href="https://wgrd.com/kent-county-man-dies-from-west-nile-virus/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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