The U.S. Department of Agriculure’s partially shut down Animal and Plant Inspection Service (APHIS) is being challenged by the deadly and highly contagious Virulent Newcastle disease that’s jumped from backyard poultry to commercial flocks in
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Backyard flocks spreading Salmonella; 6 outbreaks ongoing
More than a fourth of 212 people infected with Salmonella from backyard flocks so far this year are children younger than 5 years old, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting six separate
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71st Salmonella outbreak this century linked to backyard poultry
Backyard poultry flocks infected with six strains of Salmonella are responsible for 124 illnesses in 36 states, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. A third of the victims are
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Record case counts from live poultry spur renewed warning
Reporting a record year for human illnesses linked to live poultry, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wrapped up its investigation this week of eight Salmonella outbreaks that have sickened 895 people across 48
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More than 600 sick in 45 states because of poultry pets
Salmonella traced to backyard flocks and pet chicks and ducklings continues to claim victims, with public health officials now tracking eight outbreaks across 45 states. 
Since the outbreaks were reported on June 2, there have
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More Salmonella Cases Linked to Chicks and Ducklings
The number of people sickened by Salmonella traced to chicks and ducklings from an Ohio mail order hatchery has risen from 123 to 163, according to a report released Monday by the U.S. Centers for
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Paper Chronicles 8-Year Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Chicks
Boots-on-the-ground epidemiology — including interviews, disease surveillance, and traceback — was key in helping health officials solve and control an 8-year salmonella outbreak, the longest in U.S. history, which was ultimately tied to mail order
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Georgia Lawmakers Want People to Grow Their Own Food
In 1864, when Union Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman conducted his famous March to the Sea, splitting George apart like a ripe peach, his troops lived totally off the bounty of the land.
Sherman’s Union army,
Toll Grows in Outbreak Linked to Chicks, Ducklings
Fresh eggs, garden compost and natural pest control — those are just some of the benefits backyard chickens provide.
But with at least 92 individuals — many of them children — now sickened by two
Take Care to Avoid Risk with Backyard Chickens
As urban homesteading becomes increasingly popular, more people are refraining from store-bought eggs to try their hand at raising backyard chickens. However, despite the many potential benefits, it’s still necessary to take precautions against disease
39 Ill from Salmonella Tainted Chicks, Ducklings
A multistate outbreak of Salmonella linked to backyard chicks and ducklings has expanded to affect 39 people in 15 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.
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