Posted on 07/24/2018 6:40:23 AM PDT by Red Badger
Live poultry in backyard flocks are linked to several multistate outbreaks of salmonella infections that have now sickened 212 people in 44 states, federal health officials warned Monday.
The most recent illnesses began on June 21, with 88 of the cases reported in the last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, said in an advisory. The federal agency is working with multiple states in investigating several outbreaks of salmonella infections linked to contact with live poultry in backyard flocks, it said.
A half-dozen strains of salmonella bacteria have sickened people starting in the middle of February, with 34 of the 212 sickened people hospitalized. More than a quarter of those stricken were under the age of 5, according to the CDC. Young children are particularly vulnerable because their immune systems are still developing, and they're more likely to put items like fingers and pacifiers in their mouths.
The six states so far not affected are North Dakota, South Dakota, Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware. The District of Columbia was also spared.
People infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella, by state of residence, as of July 13, 2018 (n=212) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Chicks and ducklings from multiple hatcheries have been tied to the outbreaks, and many of the people stricken reported getting chicks and ducklings from sources including feed supply stores, websites, hatcheries and relatives, said the agency. It added that some of the infections have proven difficult to treat with common antibiotics, requiring another type to be used.
Birds can carry salmonella bacteria even though they may appear healthy and clean, and people can be infected by touching live poultry or objects in their environment, the health agency cautioned. "Even handling baby birds displayed at stores can cause a salmonella infection," the CDC said.
Health officials advise washing with soap and water right after touching live poultry or anything nearby. They also advise not letting live birds inside the house, especially where food or drink is prepared, served or stored. Also, no kissing or snuggling with birds only to then touch your face or mouth.
Raising chickens in urban areas is a growing trend, with Las Vegas one of the latest cities to approve residential coops. A study of 50 of the most populated U.S. cities found 93 percent allow backyard flocks. In 2013, almost 1 percent of all U.S. households surveyed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported owning backyard fowl, and 4 percent more planned to start in the next five years.
Little Jerry! :)
Who the hell “kisses or snuggles” chickens and ducklings?
They may be disease carriers, but they sure are smart when it comes to beating me at tic-tac-toe.
People who don’t know which bathroom to use..................
“The sewers are so bad in Mexico one doesn’t dare put any paper down the toilet. They just wipe their arse and toss it in the garbage. If no garbage they just toss it on the floor.”
So true. And Mexicans do not restrict or limit their sanitary behavior once they are out of Mexico.
When my father was in the hospital in Southern California, dying, there was a family of Mexicans in the waiting room, there for one of their relatives, I assume. Public bathrooms were about fifty feet away, and were clearly marked, in English and Spanish. However, that meant nothing to these folks, as they changed the shitty pants of their kids right there in the waiting room and simply dumped the soiled and offensive diapers in the waiting room waste baskets. They thought nothing of it.
Fed.gov wants Americans reliant on a few extremely large, corporate suppliers for everything, who they can also control
Little Jerry!!!!!!!
This is chickensh!t.
Really? 200 people sick from Salmonella this YEAR!?!??
And it’s all due to backyard chickens?
One must ask, why does the government want to take my chickens?
Free range food gets black eye who knew.
Tus pollos son sus pollos
It’s the people, not the chickens.............
Glad I don’t like chickens.
LOL!
No lots of people kiss their chickens and make little clothes for them.
They see them as pets.
I’ve been thinking of getting some chickens just to keep the weeds down in my yard.......................
I grew up on kind of a 40 acre “hobby farm”. We had mostly cows, horses, pigs, chickens, geese, along with an occasional donkey, and various other “farm animals”. We never got sick from any of them that I am aware of.
Maybe THEY thought they had figured out how to make chicken salad out of chicken $hiite?
Been an age old theory -
who says illegals add nothing to the ‘culture’ /s
Chickens as pets are a fashion trend among yuppies. Been going on for maybe a decade. These aren’t people who know about farming.
Yep..............ME-llennials .................
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