Virus

Michigan is now the latest state in the Midwest and Great Plains to confirm an outbreak of bird flu in dairy cattle. Federal officials say the risk to human health remains low.

The first probable monkeypox case in Michigan was identified Wednesday in an Oakland County resident, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, and confirmatory testing is underway at the Centers for Disease Control.

While the peak of flu season is behind us, health officials say there is still a wave of the flu virus moving through the state. Health officials said…