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Backyard Chickens Linked to Salmonella Outbreaks, CDC Says
By JoNel Aleccia
Keeping backyard chickens in urban settings may be a growing trend, but federal health officials are warning about a surprising downside: salmonella infections tied to kissing and other close contact with live poultry.
Nearly 2,200 salmonella infections tied to live poultry were logged between 1990 and 2013, including 306 people who were hospitalized and five who died, according to new figures compiled by veterinary experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
And those are just the cases reported. Federal officials estimate that for every salmonella infection they know about, there are 30 others that go undetected, which works out to nearly 67,000 illnesses during those 23 years...
Backyard Chickens Linked to Salmonella Outbreaks, CDC Says
By JoNel Aleccia
Keeping backyard chickens in urban settings may be a growing trend, but federal health officials are warning about a surprising downside: salmonella infections tied to kissing and other close contact with live poultry.
Nearly 2,200 salmonella infections tied to live poultry were logged between 1990 and 2013, including 306 people who were hospitalized and five who died, according to new figures compiled by veterinary experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
And those are just the cases reported. Federal officials estimate that for every salmonella infection they know about, there are 30 others that go undetected, which works out to nearly 67,000 illnesses during those 23 years...