Michigan officials say two more instances of bird flu have been confirmed at commercial poultry farms in Ottawa County.

The risk to the general population from H5N1 bird flu remains low, a World Health Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday, following the first death of a patient from the virus in the United States.

Hundreds of Canadian geese have been found dead this winter in Owatonna, Albert Lea, Waseca and other southern Minnesota cities.

In Michigan, it’s been detected at 14 commercial farms and 27 backyard flocks, affecting more than 7 million birds. Most of those were from Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch, the state’s largest egg producer, which depopulated 6.5 million hens after finding a sick bird in April 2024.

The first bird-flu related death has been reported in the US, according to the Louisiana department of health, where the death occurred. The patient had been taken to hospital after contracting a major strain of bird flu,

Bird flu is increasingly sparking concern across the country and in Illinois, following news this week of the first human death from the virus in the U.S., and of birds found throughout Illinois with suspected cases of the illness.

The United States has reported its first human death from H5N1 bird flu, marking a somber moment in the ongoing outbreak of the virus. The Louisiana Department of Health announced in a statement on Monday that a patient over the age of 65,