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Federal agencies including the USDA, FDA, and CDC, along with state veterinary and public health officials, are investigating an illness affecting dairy cows, causing decreased lactation and other symptoms. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in dairy herds in Texas, Kansas, and Michigan, with additional presumptive positive tests in other states. While the […]

A Rabid Bat Has Been Found in Van Buren County  Please Follow Proper Precautions Lawrence, MI – A rabid bat has been identified in Van Buren County. The bat was collected from a home in Lawton, Michigan. This is the first case of rabies in an animal in Van Buren County this year. The last

For immediate release: September 11, 2023Media contacts: Jennifer Holton, 517-284-5724 or Chelsea Lewis-Parisio, 517-331-1151 LANSING, MI—The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is reporting Michigan’s first cases of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile virus (WNV) in domestic animals. EEE was detected in a seven-year-old Standardbred gelding from Mecosta County, and the WNV case

The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a heat advisory for southwest and southeast Michigan on Wednesday 8/23 and Thursday 8/24. Some of the southernmost counties like Hillsdale, Branch, and St. Joseph are under an excessive heat watch for the same period. Additionally, EGLE has issued an air quality alert for Ozone for the SW portion of the state on