Infectious Diseases

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 indictments stemming from post-2020 election disputes, preserving Michigan's dunes, the Great Grand Rapids Log Jam of 1883 and what Michiganders need to know about disease spreading diseases.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday that it’s identified the state’s first probable case of monkeypox. “The individual is currently isolating and does not pose a risk to the public,” the health department said. “MDHHS is working with local health departments to notify any close contacts.”

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced the $18.5 million grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control this week. It will bring labs from Michigan State, Michigan Tech, Wayne State, and the University of Michigan onboard for the Michigan Sequencing Academic Partnership for Public Health Innovation and Response (MI-SAPPHIRE).

An employee at three southeast Michigan health care facilities may have unwittingly exposed more than 600 people to tuberculosis.Those health care…

As of last week, Michigan officially has the deadliest of several hepatitis A outbreaks going on nationwide.According to the Michigan Department of Health…

Two recent cases of Hepatitis A in Detroit are sparking a larger public health response.That’s because the people who tested positive for the virus had…

Michigan’s effort to prepare for threats like Ebola is getting a boost from the federal government.Michigan’s Special Pathogen Response Network is getting…

It’s already proving to be an intense flu season at many Michigan hospitals.“It’s been a very heavy season so far. We’ve had about four times the normal…

A research team has produced the first complete genome sequencing of a strain of E. coli. This particular strain is associated with outbreaks of food…