bird flu

Because the virus is so lethal in birds, and has to be contained quickly, entire flocks have to be euthanized essentially overnight. It’s still not clear how the virus spread among so many turkey farms in Ottawa County so quickly, but state officials say they think it's contained.

There were two human cases in the state earlier this year. But this isn't something the general public needs to be concerned about right now, the state's top medical official said.

The U.S. government has ordered testing of the nation’s milk supply for bird flu to better monitor the spread of the virus in dairy cows.

Federal health officials are calling for more testing of workers on farms with bird flu, after a study showed some dairy workers had signs of infection, even when they didn’t report feeling sick.

“Bird flu” outbreak has spread to poultry and dairy herds across 13 U.S. states since March. Michigan has been especially hard-hit by the virus, leading to restrictions.

There are three confirmed human cases of H5N1. Two of them were found in Michigan.

On today’s program, environmental concerns over legislation to bring big data centers to Michigan. Then, a ballast water balancing act between U.S. and Canadian regulations for freighters on the Great Lakes. And, what you need to know about Bird Flu spreading to humans in our state.

State health officials say the second infected worker suffered from

This is part one of a three part series on the reasons behind declining bird populations and how they are connected to humans.

The detection of bird flu in three new Michigan dairy herds calls for urgent implementation of biosecurity measures to prevent further spread.