A cloud of uncertainty hangs over Michigan’s local public health departments as they prepare their fiscal year 2026 budgets.

Last year, Michigan reported 120 positive cases of TB in humans, or about 1.2 cases per 100,000 people. That marked a 12% decrease from 2021 and was on-par with the state’s five-year average.

Michigan wildlife scientists found 16 white-tailed deer infected with bovine tuberculosis among those submitted by hunters for screening last year, and more may yet be found. Researchers at the ...

In 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 9,272 new cases of TB disease in the U.S., 133 of which were from Michigan. Not everyone who is exposed to TB will be infected, and ...

Washington ― Michigan lawmakers are urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to take action after an 57-year-old Osceola County woman died this month from tuberculosis linked to tainted bone ...

Since 1995, Michigan has been testing white-tailed deer for bovine tuberculosis year-round. Michigan has the longest- running continuous wildlife TB surveillance program in the world.

The hotline the Michigan health department just told you to call — 855-757-4376 — is constantly busy, callers say. News Sports Autos Entertainment Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals MICHIGAN ...

Five people who worked in a Michigan wildlife disease lab have been diagnosed with a latent form of tuberculosis, a spokesman said Friday. Skip to main content Open Main Menu Navigation ...

MICHIGAN (the Patch) — Bovine TB is spreading through Michigan and has impacted deer again this year. On May 1, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development announced that, ...

Bovine TB was detected in wild deer in Benzie, Crawford, and Otsego counties, during the 2023 season. Because of that, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) has ...

Michigan reports first bovine tuberculosis case in beef herd since 2022. by CBS Detroit. Thu, January 30th 2025 at 7:56 AM. Cows graze in a field on May 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File) ...