CDC: Nearly 1,000 salmonella infections from backyard poultry

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Public health officials are investigating 15 multi-state outbreaks of salmonella infections linked to backyard poultry flocks that have sickened 938 people across the U.S., according to an update posted on the website for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The number of illnesses related to Americans raising chicks and ducklings at home exceeds reported cases at the same time last year, according to an update posted last week by the CDC. Of the cases reported in 48 states, 151 involved hospitalizations and one death in Oklahoma, the CDC stated.
Raising live poultry for eggs and companionship has become increasingly popular in the U.S., with more Americans buying chicks and ducklings from agricultural stores, websites and hatcheries.
The outbreaks have led the CDC to warn the public against cuddling or kissing chickens, with small children especially at risk at being infected.
In late October of 2019, the CDC said it had concluded its investigation of 13 outbreaks of salmonella infections related to backyard flocks that sickened 1,134 people in 49 states. Of that total, two people died and 219 were hospitalized.
 
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