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Salmonella outbreak traced to backyard poultry sickens more than 100 so far this year

By News Desk on June 1, 2023

An outbreak of Salmonella infections traced to backyard poultry flocks has sickened 104 people, resulting in 27 hospitalizations, according to an update from the CDC.

Those sick range in age from 2 months to 83…

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Easter baskets without live bunnies, chicks and ducklings are best

By News Desk on April 8, 2023

Giving live animals as Easter gifts has been a long-standing tradition, but there are serious public health and humane concerns. Year after year hundreds of human illnesses and agonizing deaths for baby chicks, ducks and…

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Poultry contact behind Australian Salmonella outbreak; median age of 5 reported

By News Desk on August 11, 2022

Researchers have detailed the first widespread Salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry in Australia.

Between May and August 2020, an outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium infection was investigated. In total, 38 cases with an age range of less than…

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One dead in 38-state backyard poultry outbreak

By News Desk on June 11, 2022

An outbreak of Salmonella infections traced to backyard poultry flocks has sickened 219 people, resulting in 27 hospitalizations and one death, according to an update from the CDC.

Of those sick, one-fourth are children younger…

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CDC declares salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry over

By News Desk on December 5, 2021

An outbreak of Salmonella infections traced to backyard poultry flocks that infected 1,135 people across 48 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico has been declared over, according to an update from the CDC.…
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More than 1,100 sick in backyard poultry outbreak; one-fourth younger than 5

By Coral Beach on November 19, 2021

An ongoing outbreak of Salmonella infections traced to backyard poultry flocks has now infected 1,135 people across 48 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, according to an update from the CDC.

Two deaths…
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CDC investigating multiple outbreaks of Salmonella infections linked to backyard poultry

By News Desk on May 21, 2021

Public health officials in several states are investigating outbreaks of Salmonella infections linked to contact with backyard poultry. There have been 163 people reported ill from 43 states. One-third of the patients are children younger …
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