Federal Agency: Bird Flu Detected in Backyard Michigan Flock

Federal Agency: Bird Flu Detected in Backyard Michigan Flock
Hens in a the poultry farm in a file photo. John Thys/AFP/Getty Images
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KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in Michigan in a non-commercial backyard flock of birds in Kalamazoo County, federal authorities said Thursday.

Samples from the flock were tested at Michigan State University’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and confirmed by the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service laboratories in Ames, Iowa.