For the first time, birds in a Wayne County backyard flock have been sickened by the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus, MDARD reported.

The University of Michigan football program has secured a significant addition to its secondary with the commitment of Louisiana cornerback Caleb Anderson through the NCAA transfer portal.

Michigan expert explains risks and research efforts as bird flu resurges, affecting poultry and cattle statewide.

Robert Redfield, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), warned that a bird flu pandemic was coming. He said

Sources have indicated to The Michigan Insider that Louisiana cornerback Caleb Anderson has committed to Michigan as a grad transfer. The decision reportedly comes on the heels of a Friday ...

Graduate transfer cornerback Caleb Anderson, who played under LaMar Morgan at Louisiana, verbally pledged to the Wolverines.

The virus has affected 344,100 birds in the last month at Michigan commercial farms on the west side of the state.

Backyard chicken enthusiasts are keeping an eye on alerts from the state’s health and agricultural departments after a person died in Louisiana from highly pathogenic avian influenza.

Michigan football already got one transfer portal commitment on Sunday with former UMass and Arizona wide receiver Anthony Simpson pledging to the maize and blue. But the Wolverines weren’t done getting transfer portal pledges on the day.

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