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Wildlife Disease Manual

  • The Wildlife Disease Manual contains a list of diseases that are of significance to Michigan wildlife. Click on a specific disease to learn more about the disease, its distribution, transmission, significance, and more. If you observe sick or dead wildlife you may call the Wildlife Disease Lab at 517-336-5030 or report them by using the following link. Report Diseased Wildlife

    INFORMATION ON LEAD SHOT & BULLET FRAGMENTS IN WILD GAME

    Wild game is often a very lean and healthful alternative to meat you can buy. However, it's important that you make the best choices for you and your family's health when you choose how and where you hunt.

    • Lead Bullets and Venison (Deer, Elk & Bear) - What Every Hunting Family Should Know
    • Protect your Child from Lead in Venison
    • What you need to know about Lead in Venison for Food Service Providers

    Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 

    RHDV2 FAQ Sheet PDF icon

    Avian Botulism 

    Carcass Collection for Botulism Testing PDF icon

    Hair Loss In Deer

    Hair Loss In Deer PDF icon

List of Diseases

  • Abscesses
  • Aspergillosis
  • Avian Influenza (Influenza A Virus, Bird Flu)
  • Avian Pox
  • Bear Filarial Worm
  • Blackhead
  • Botulism (Limberneck)
  • Bovine Tuberculosis
  • Brainworm
  • Brucellosis
  • Canine and Feline Distemper
  • Chronic Wasting Disease
  • Corn Toxicity in Ruminants (Deer and Elk)
  • Cysticercosis
  • DDT And Other Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Pesticides
  • Deer Fibroma
  • Deer Liver Fluke
  • Deer Nose Bots
  • Duck Virus Enteritis
  • Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE)
  • Echinococcosis
  • Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) in White-Tailed Deer
  • Heartworm
  • Hydrocyst
  • Lead Poisoning
  • Leptospirosis
  • Leucocytozoonosis
  • Lyme Disease
  • Malnutrition and Starvation
  • Mange
  • Mercury Poisoning
  • Mycoplasmosis
  • North American Guinea Worm
  • Oil Intoxication
  • Organophosphate Toxicity
  • Proventricular or Stomach Worm
  • Rabbit Fibromatosis
  • Rabies
  • Raccoon Roundworm (Baylisascaris)
  • Roundworms
  • Salmonellosis
  • Sarcocystosis
  • Squirrel Pox
  • Strychnine Poisoning
  • Taenia Hydatigena
  • Toxoplasmosis (Toxoplasma gondii)
  • Trichomoniasis
  • Tularemia
  • Tyzzer's Disease
  • Verminous Hemorrhagic Ulcerative Enteritis
  • Warbles
  • West Nile Virus (WNV)
  • Zinc Phosphide

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