CDC Investigating Multi-State Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Backyard Poultry

So far, 34 people in 13 states have been sickened, the agency said.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta on Aug. 25, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said it is investigating an outbreak of salmonella bacterial infections in backyard poultry in more than a dozen states.

In an update released April 23, the CDC said that 34 people in 13 states have been sickened with the Salmonella Saintpaul strain, although the CDC cautioned that “the true number of sick people in an outbreak is likely much higher than the number reported, and the outbreak may not be limited to the states with known illnesses.”