In addition to the isolation measures, birds were killed to prevent the highly-contagious virus from spreading, officials said.

The Wayne County case involves a backyard poultry flock, the press release said. That case was confirmed after an investigation by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Library.

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

It is the first wild bird to test positive in Northern Ireland since September 2023.

New Jersey officials announced Friday they are ramping up efforts against H5N1 bird flu with clusters of sick and dead birds detected since late 2024.

A highly pathogenic avian flu has been confirmed in backyard flock in the state, according to the Connecticut Department of Agriculture. The department said the (HPAI) H5N1, or bird flu, was confirmed in a backyard flock located in New London County on Wednesday,

Three Canada geese that were recently found dead in London and Strathroy tested positive for a highly contagious strain of the virus this winter, officials with the Middlesex-London Health Unit announced,

The Connecticut Department of Agriculture shared on Friday that avian flu was detected in a flock of birds in New London County.