Multistate outbreaks of Salmonella linked to backyard poultry flocks
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and multiple states are investigating 10 separate multistate outbreaks of Salmonella infections in people who had contact with live poultry in backyard flocks.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and multiple states are investigating 10 separate multistate outbreaks of Salmonella infections in people who had contact with live poultry in backyard flocks. As of August 21, the outbreak strains of Salmonella have infected a reported 961 people in 48 states and the District of Columbia. There have been 215 hospitalizations and one death lined linked to the outbreaks. Illnesses started on dates ranging from Jan. 4, 2017 to July 31, 2017.
These outbreaks are caused by several DNA fingerprints of different Salmonella bacteria: SalmonellaBraenderup, Salmonella Enteritidis, Salmonella Hadar, Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i-, Salmonella Indiana, Salmonella Infantis, Salmonella Litchfield, Salmonella Mbandaka, Salmonella Muenchen, and Salmonella Typhimurium.
In interviews, 498 (74%) of 672 ill people reported contact with live poultry in the week before illness started. Contact with live poultry or their environment can make people sick with Salmonellainfections. Live poultry can be carrying Salmonella bacteria but appear healthy and clean, with no sign of illness.