Public health officials are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to contact with backyard poultry. As of May 16, 109 people across 29 states have been infected with one of the outbreak strains of Salmonella. While no deaths have been reported, 33 individuals have been hospitalized. The Centers
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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 years. Epidemiologic data of the three Salmonella outbreak serotypes —Braenderup, Enteritidis and Infantis — show
Continue Reading Salmonella outbreak traced to backyard poultry sickens more than 100 so far this year
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 rabbits are caused by this gift-giving tradition. However, this has done nothing to curb the
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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 1 to 38 years old and a median age of 5 were reported. Overall, 24
Continue Reading Poultry contact behind Australian Salmonella outbreak; median age of 5 reported
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 than 5 years old. Epidemiologic data show that contact with backyard poultry is making people
Continue Reading One dead in 38-state backyard poultry outbreak
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.
The outbreak resulted in two deaths but the ages of the victims were not reported.
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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 have been confirmed but the ages of the victims were not reported. A fourth of
Continue Reading More than 1,100 sick in backyard poultry outbreak; one-fourth younger than 5
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 than 5, according to the federal CDC
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