Jan. 9, 2025
Kristen Jordan Shamus
Detroit Free Press
Two people are sick and in isolation in Oakland County and nine others are being monitored after they had direct contact with H5N1 bird flu from an infected backyard flock, a spokesperson for Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter told the Free Press on Thursday.
The two people who are ill have flu-like symptoms and are undergoing testing, said Bill Mullan, Coulter's spokesperson.
Because H5N1 is a form of influenza A, the samples collected from the sick people will first be tested for influenza A. If those tests are positive, Mullan said more detailed subtype testing will be done to identify whether they have the H5N1 form of the virus ...
"One person's test has been collected," Mullan said. "The other person's test will be collected tomorrow (Friday). They will be sent to the state lab. It is unknown when the results will be available."
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development announced Thursday that the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus had been confirmed in birds in the Oakland County backyard flock, but it would not disclose specifically where that flock ...
Kristen Jordan Shamus
Detroit Free Press
Two people are sick and in isolation in Oakland County and nine others are being monitored after they had direct contact with H5N1 bird flu from an infected backyard flock, a spokesperson for Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter told the Free Press on Thursday.
The two people who are ill have flu-like symptoms and are undergoing testing, said Bill Mullan, Coulter's spokesperson.
Because H5N1 is a form of influenza A, the samples collected from the sick people will first be tested for influenza A. If those tests are positive, Mullan said more detailed subtype testing will be done to identify whether they have the H5N1 form of the virus ...
"One person's test has been collected," Mullan said. "The other person's test will be collected tomorrow (Friday). They will be sent to the state lab. It is unknown when the results will be available."
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development announced Thursday that the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus had been confirmed in birds in the Oakland County backyard flock, but it would not disclose specifically where that flock ...
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