From Michigan DNR:
Good Morning. This week we received results on 3 West Nile Virus positive animals; a Blue Jay and an American Robin from Ingham County and a Big Brown Bat from Newaygo County. This brings the total number of West Nile Virus positive animals to 16 from 10 counties in 2015:
Lower Peninsula
Allegan County—American Crow
Calhoun County—Wild Turkey
Clinton County-Wild Turkey
Ingham County—American Crow (3), Wild Turkey, Blue Jay, American Robin
Leelanau County—American Crow
Macomb County—Canada Goose, American Crow
Newaygo County—Big Brown Bat
Tuscola County—Wild Turkey
Wayne County—American Crow
Upper Peninsula
Chippewa County—American Crow
If you receive calls from the public concerning neurologically abnormal avian species, please try to collect the bird, euthanize it if necessary, and submit it to the Lab as soon as possible for examination and testing. We will test for Avian Influenza and West Nile Virus on ducks, geese, swans, turkey, eagles, and possibly some other raptors, and West Nile Virus on all other avian species. If you receive a report of a die-off of bats, please collect 3-6 specimens and we will test them for Rabies and West Nile Virus. Thank you for your continued assistance with the collection of specimens for testing. I will keep you updated on West Nile Virus positive animals that we examine and if you have any questions, call me or send me an email. Tom
Thomas M. Cooley
Wildlife Biologist/Pathologist
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Wildlife Disease Lab
4125 Beaumont Rd.
Lansing, MI 48910
517-336-5034 (Office)
517-336-5116 (Necropsy)
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Jerry Maynard
Chocolay Raptor Center
Marquette, MI
ph. (906) 249-3598
cell (773) 960-5886
email: jerome.maynard@gmail.com