The Michigan DNR’s ongoing disease surveillance indicates that HPAI is widespread in wild bird populations throughout the state.

Two indoor cats belonging to Michigan dairy workers tested positive for avian influenza last year, according to a new report, which raises concerns about the possibility of cross-species transmission.

Michigan’s new cage-free egg law takes effect as bird flu devastates poultry farms. Farmers adapt to rising costs while egg prices soar nationwide.

An investigation into two severe H5N1 illnesses in exclusively indoor cats found that they may have been exposed by symptomatic dairy workers, scientists from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and their partners in Michigan reported today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

The Department of Natural Resources confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, was found in a merganser recovered in early February along the Lake Michigan shoreline in Milwaukee County.

Michigan’s biggest egg producer is advocating for the vaccination of egg-laying hens against the highly pathogenic avian influenza. Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch CEO Greg Herbruck has called on the federal government to take “urgent and critical” measures to address the H5N1 bird flu crisis by implementing an aggressive vaccination strategy.

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Michigan joins national efforts in HPAI dairy surveillance, ensuring farm and food security. Learn how testing mitigates risks and protects public health.

Scientists suspect the highly pathogenic strain of bird flu has killed ducks, geese, swans, owls and eagles. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources suspects the highly pathogenic avian influenza has killed more than 300 wild birds in five counties since Jan. 1, 2025.

Avian influenza spreads in birds, cows and other animals, and it can sometimes spread to people. In the United States, there has been 68 total reported human cases and one death.

Avian influenza has been found in some wild birds in Wisconsin. Department of Natural Resources officials confirm finding the H5N1 virus in a wild merganser duck in Milwaukee County. DNR officials also say there have been reports of around 50 sick ducks along the Lake Michigan shoreline between Milwaukee and the Illinois border.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has reported multiple waterfowl die-offs across lower Michigan, with preliminary tests pointing to highly pathogenic avian influenza as the cause. Ongoing disease surveillance indicates that avian influenza is widespread in wild bird populations throughout the state.