Two horses in Michigan have tested positive for West Nile Virus.
One of the horses is in Kent County, according to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. The other is in Ingham County.
The department said these are reminders that owners should get their horses vaccinated.
Signs of West Nile in horses could include "stumbling, tremors, skin twitching, struggling to get up, and facial paralysis, difficulty passing urine, a high temperature, impaired vision, and seizures," State veterinarian James Averill said in a press release. "This is a very serious illness, and horses may ultimately have to be euthanized.”
So far this year, one human case of West Nile has been reported in Montcalm County. There were 202 West Nile human illnesses and 17 human fatalities were reported in Michigan.