The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa are building a sanctuary for bald eagles found sick and injured across a large swath ...

The number of pathways that avian influenza can be transferred between dairy herds, and to poultry flocks, is extensive.

A second Michigan farmworker has contracted the H5 avian influenza virus, likely from infected dairy cattle, the state health department announced Thursday. The person was treated with antiviral ...

Avian influenza has torn through Michigan's bird population for two years, forcing commercial farmers and people with backyard coops to kill roughly 6.8 million infected chickens and turkeys ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been found in a Michigan resident, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday. According to MDHHS ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been found in a Michigan resident, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday.According to MDHHS, the ...

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development announced Tuesday, April 16 the highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected at a commercial facility in Newaygo County.

(CBS DETROIT) --The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has reached the first commercial poultry flock in Michigan, according to the state Department of Agriculture & Rural Development on ...

The last major outbreak, between December 2014 and June 2015, killed more than 50 million birds and hammered Michigan's turkey farmers. And if avian flu is found in a commercial flock, the entire ...

The Michigan DNR asks residents who notice the death loss of three or more free-ranging birds should report it to the DNR through the Eyes in the Field app or by calling 517-336-5030.

Avian flu is a highly contagious virus and can be spread from flock to flock. It can also be spread by wild birds, contact with infected poultry, equipment, and on clothing and shoes of caretakers.