Michigan has the only persisting bovine tuberculosis outbreak in wild deer anywhere in the U.S. — and it occasionally spills over to cattle farms.

Bovine TB mostly spreads through Michigan's white-tailed deer population, which are frequently a vector for transmitting the disease to cattle. Cases are primarily isolated to four counties in the ...

A 7-year-old farmed deer in Osceola County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development emphasizes the importance of early ...

Research scientists at the Agri-Food and Biosciences’ Institute (AFBI) are confirming that bovine tuberculosis (bTB) can be ...

WASHTENAW COUNTY, Mich. — Washtenaw County has reported its first case of chronic wasting disease in a wild deer, according ...

It's been a problem for decades in the northeastern part of Michigan's Lower Peninsula: bovine tuberculosis, a potentially serious infectious disease, persisting in wild whitetail deer populations.