Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Chickens and Ducks at Homes: CDC

Seven cases have been recorded across six states.

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

An outbreak of salmonella has been linked to poultry in people’s backyards, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on May 5.

Seven people across six states have become sick from salmonella “after contact with backyard poultry,” the CDC said in an alert.