Wayne County has its first confirmed case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza, state officials reported Friday. The "bird flu" virus was first detected in Michigan in 2022; and has been the focus of attention in recent weeks both in the state and across the country.

The Free Press interviewed Dr. Kimberly Dodd, the dean of the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine, about efforts to tame the H5N1 bird flu outbreak.

Backyard chicken enthusiasts are keeping an eye on alerts from the state’s health and agricultural departments after a person died in Louisiana from highly pathogenic avian influenza.

WATERFORD, Mich. (FOX 2) - One man is being tested after being exposed to Bird Flu from infected chickens in Waterford. A case of highly pathogenic avian influenza was confirmed on Thursday, and was detected in a backyard flock.It is the second case of HPAI in Oakland County since the virus was first detected in Michigan back in 2022.

The virus impacts milk production and poses significant risks to other bird species, particularly domestic poultry as well as some mammals. The CDC has also confirmed mild cases in humans, and a fatal one in Louisiana in January 2025.

Robert Redfield, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), warned that a bird flu pandemic was coming. He said

One person is in voluntary isolation, and 10 others are being monitored after coming into contact with animals infected with Avian Influenza at a farm at Hess-Hathaway Park in Oakland County.

Due to ongoing sporadic H5N1 avian flu infections and brisk levels of seasonal flu activity, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today urged healthcare providers to subtype all influenza A specimens in hospitalized patients, especially those in the intensive care unit (ICU), as soon as possible.

The virus has affected 344,100 birds in the last month at Michigan commercial farms on the west side of the state.

Two people in Michigan have been reported with the ... the USDA tracks and provides an early warning system of avian influenza virus concerns in the United States. No birds or bird products ...

more than 133 million poultry countrywide have been impacted by avian influenza, 900-plus dairy herds and 66 people, two of whom live in Michigan. “The cases that we had were very mild,” said ...

The Kent County Health Department is reminding residents to take important steps to prevent the spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), commonly known as bird flu.