NewsDesk @bactiman63 The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews On Wednesday, the Ingham County Health Department (ICHD) and Michigan State University (MSU) were informed of a case of meningococcal (bacterial) meningitis in a non-MSU...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Michigan state health officials reported Thursday on the first Omicron variant, B.1.1.529 in the state in Kent County. “We are concerned, although not surprised,...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) issued a face mask advisory today due to increases in COVID-19 and flu cases. The advisory recommends everyone over...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Marquette County Health Department (MCHD) reported Eastern Equine Encephalitis in a ruffed grouse. This is the 4th case reported in a ruffed grouse in the UP in recent years. The...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) yesterday confirmed SARS-CoV-2 in a domestic shorthair cat from Ingham County. This is the first case in...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Michigan agriculture officials reported this week three additional cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in horses from Genesee and Shiawassee (2) counties. With the addition...

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development reported today of a confirmed Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) case in a 2-year-old horse from Livingston County. This...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and state health officials are investigating a multistate...