United States: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Monday that backyard poultry caused a new salmonella outbreak, resulting in seven confirmed illnesses across six different states.
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Health authorities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that seven people in six states fell ill with salmonella, including two cases from Missouri and one each from Florida, Illinois, South Dakota, Utah, and Wisconsin, as per the AP News reports.
CDC officials determined that case numbers related to salmonella started occurring during late February and early March of the current year.
Salmonella Outbreak to Backyard Poultry
Health officials confirmed the victims carried an identical salmonella strain, which was previously traced back to hatchery production.
Salmonella Outbreaks: 7 people sick in 6 states from contact with backyard poultry.
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The health investigation remains performing an active investigation, according to health officials, AP News reported.
Hundreds of Illnesses Caused Nationwide
Each year in the United States, Salmonella bacteria lead to 1.35 million infections, yet recent outbreaks linked food items to cucumbers, eggs, unpasteurized milk, fresh basil, geckos, and pet bearded dragons.
Chickens, alongside other types of backyard poultry, possess the ability to carry salmonella bacteria regardless of whether they appear clean and healthy.
Public health officials closed down a backyard poultry-associated outbreak that was responsible for 470 infections spread across 48 states, as well as one fatality, as per the AP News reports.