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Avian flu detected in 3 red fox kits, Michigan DNR reports
Posted at 12:36 PM, May 12, 2022
and last updated 12:36 PM, May 12, 2022
(WXYZ) — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced that highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in three red fox kits — reportedly the state’s first confirmation of the virus in wild mammals.
The fox kits, according to the Michigan DNR, were from dens in Lapeer, Macomb and St. Clair counties.
According to a press release from the DNR, the organization had received a report from a local wildlife rehabilitator about the fox kits showing signs of HPAI before death.
The kits were confirmed positive by the National Veterinary Services Lab in Iowa on May 11, according to the press release...
Avian flu detected in 3 red fox kits, Michigan DNR reports
Posted at 12:36 PM, May 12, 2022
and last updated 12:36 PM, May 12, 2022
(WXYZ) — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced that highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in three red fox kits — reportedly the state’s first confirmation of the virus in wild mammals.
The fox kits, according to the Michigan DNR, were from dens in Lapeer, Macomb and St. Clair counties.
According to a press release from the DNR, the organization had received a report from a local wildlife rehabilitator about the fox kits showing signs of HPAI before death.
The kits were confirmed positive by the National Veterinary Services Lab in Iowa on May 11, according to the press release...
