The 11 people who had direct contact with the animals at Hess-Hathaway Park will be monitored by the Oakland County Health Division for 10 days. One person who has flu-like symptoms was tested for the highly pathogenic avian influenza. Results from the state lab are pending.

The Oakland County Health Division is monitoring 11 people who had direct contact with the infected flock; two have flu-like symptoms and are in isolation, said Bill Mullan, county spokesman.

FOX 2 - A case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected in a backyard flock from Oakland County, the state announced Thursday. The case was found by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.