The National Weather Service has issued a Beach Hazards warning, urging visitors to stay out of the water and avoid piers at ...

Long Island’s last commercial duck farm is rebuilding after a bird flu outbreak forced the destruction of its entire ...

There are numerous case reports of birds dying and washing up on the shores of Lake Michigan — in Wisconsin and Illinois, as well — and all confirmed to be from the H5N1 avian flu virus.

The lake, which Michigan shares with Ontario, Canada, has 3,800 miles of shoreline and the world's largest freshwater island, Manitoulin Island, the National Museum of the Great Lakes notes.

Migratory bird season peaks in Michigan in May. Dairy and poultry farmers worry that the birds could bring H5N1 avian influenza with them to Michigan and infect their flocks and herds.

U.S. Coast Guard warns beachgoers of "armed" phosphorus pyrotechnics missing in Lake Michigan after a military exercise, urging caution along the shoreline.

This summer, the Lake County Sheriff will have three boats available to assist in water emergencies like a stalled boat or a drowning on Lake Michigan, Martinez said. Last summer, the marine unit ...

The campaign to curb bird flu on the nation’s farms has been slowed by the chaotic transition to a new administration that is determined to cut costs, reduce the federal work force and limit ...

The SS Badger, which traverses Lake Michigan between Ludington, Michigan, and Manitowoc, heads to Sturgeon Bay under its own power for a propeller shaft bearing repair in dry dock at Fincantieri ...

Although those vaccine materials were designed using versions of H5N1 flu from the early 2000s, a recent study suggests that they create an antibody response to the newer 2.3.4.4b versions that ...

Although those vaccine materials were designed using versions of H5N1 flu from the early 2000s, a recent study suggests that they create an antibody response to the newer 2.3.4.4b versions that ...

Called highly pathogenic avian influenza, the H5N1 bird flu virus making headlines in Michigan and across the U.S. got its name because it is so well adapted to infecting and killing birds.