Atlantic County public health and mosquito control officials are reminding residents to take precautions to prevent the spread of mosquito-borne illnesses following the confirmation of the first human and horse cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in the state, both of which were reported in Atlantic County. Additionally, mosquito samples collected from the 400 block of Oak Avenue in Hammonton and the 700 block of Harding Highway in Buena Vista Township were confirmed positive for West Nile virus on August 8. No human cases of West Nile virus have yet been reported in Atlantic County this year.