including the state’s $100 million turkey industry. Some 70% of those birds are raised in Ottawa County, according to the Michigan Allied Poultry Industry. “The mental health impacts are ...

State officials said the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory detected the bird flu in a backyard flock in Jackson County, the first reported case in the county since 2022.

The Michigan Department ... been 61 human cases of bird flu. The severity of the outbreak and potential for more mutations is why MDARD is coordinating with other state departments like the ...

Kimberly Dodd, Michigan State University (THE CONVERSATION) After a relatively quiet fall, there’s been another spike in cases of bird flu in Michigan. Advertisement Article continues below this ...

The recent outbreak has affected more than 340,000 birds. Early findings showed the virus also infecting wild mammals, ...

Meanwhile, on Jan. 6, 2025, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first human death from bird flu in the U.S., in Louisiana. Kimberly Dodd, dean of Michigan State University ...