The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection says it identified a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A, or H5N1, in Burnett County.

For the second time in less than two weeks, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed an outbreak of bird flu in Ottawa County.

HPAI also does not pose a food safety risk; properly handling and cooking eggs and poultry to an internal temperature of 165˚F kills the virus.

A case of H5N1 HPAI virus, commonly known as bird flu, has been identified in a commercial chicken flock in Burnett County in northwest Wisconsin, according to

Public health officials are investigating the first human case of H5 bird flu detected in Los Angeles County, it was announced Monday. The victim, an adult who was exposed at a worksite to livestock infected with H5 bird flu,