Kalamazoo County officials say there will be no aerial spraying for mosquitoes in the cities of Kalamazoo and Portage. The County Health and Community Services Department says it was notified by the state that the number of people opting out of spraying in the two cities means it would no longer be effective.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced the spraying program on Friday to combat Eastern Equine Encephalitis. A total of nine people in Southwest Michigan have been infected with the disease that is spread by mosquitoes, three of them have died.
The state says aerial spraying will be done in other parts of Kalamazoo County, as well as Van Buren, St. Joseph, Cass and Berrien Counties, weather permitting.
