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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (152): USA: (MI) poss. HPAI H5N2, poultry

Avian Influenza -- Worldwide/UnknownThe Michigan DNR and the departments of Agriculture and Rural Development have announced the first confirmed case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza -- also known as bird flu, have been found in the state.The disease was found in free-ranging Canada geese in Macomb County.Avian influenza is a virus that can infect both wild and domestic poultry such as chicken, turkeys, quail, and geese.3 goslings collected in Sterling Heights tested positive for the disease.Michigan Read more [...]