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Eight Multistate Outbreaks of Human Salmonella Infections Linked to Live Poultry in Backyard Flocks (Final Update)
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Posted October 6, 2016 2:45PM ET
These outbreak investigations are over. However, people can still get a Salmonella infection from live poultry, including those in backyard flocks. Read more information about Salmonella from live poultry and how people can reduce the chance they or their children will get an infection.
For Consumers
- CDC Keeping Backyard Poultry
- CDC Baby Chicks Advice [PDF -721KB]
- CDC Gastrointestinal (Enteric) Diseases from Animals
- CDC Healthy Pets Healthy People
For Mail-Order Hatcheries and Feed Stores that Sell or Display Live Poultry
- USDA National Poultry Improvement Plan
- Compendium of Measures to Prevent Disease Associated with Animals in Public Settings, 2013
- CDC Poster: Don’t Play Chicken with Your Health [PDF – 824KB]
- CDC Flier: Have a Backyard Flock? Don’t Wing It [PDF – 662KB]
- CDC Gastrointestinal (Enteric) Diseases from Animals
- CDC Healthy Pets Healthy People
For Public Health Professionals
- USDA National Poultry Improvement Plan
- Compendium of Measures to Prevent Disease Associated with Animals in Public Settings, 2013
- CDC Poster: Don’t Play Chicken with Your Health [PDF – 824KB]
- CDC Flier: Have a Backyard Flock? Don’t Wing It [PDF – 662KB]
- CDC Gastrointestinal (Enteric) Diseases from Animals
- CDC Healthy Pets Healthy People
- Page last reviewed: June 2, 2016
- Page last updated: October 6, 2016
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