Bird flu makes jump to mammals: three baby foxes die in Michigan

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https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Bird-flu-makes-jump-to-mammals-three-baby-foxes-17168878.php?fbclid=IwAR3Uc22WmC01IeDrSC1geKwcM72EGy2saoLm8PvmLDi-2L4_Mo0XhskB3u0

May 12, 2022

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FILE - The fox kits, collected between April 1 and April 14, came from three separate dens in Lapeer, Macomb and St. Clair counties.
FILE – The fox kits, collected between April 1 and April 14, came from three separate dens in Lapeer, Macomb and St. Clair counties.David Kenyon/MI Dept. of Natural Resources

Three red fox kits died from highly pathogenic avian influenza in Michigan, which is the state’s first confirmation of the virus in wild mammals.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources received confirmation Wednesday evening that the fox kits had died and announced the news in a press release on Thursday.

The fox kits, collected between April 1 and April 14, came from three separate dens in Lapeer, Macomb and St. Clair counties, according to the release.

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The DNR received a report from a wildlife rehabilitator in southeastern Michigan about the fox kits exhibiting neurologic signs of avian influenza before death…

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