PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis – USA (07): live poultry, multiple serotypes

Salmonella — United States
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– Epidemiologic, traceback, and laboratory findings link these outbreaks to contact with live poultry, such as chicks and ducklings, which come from multiple hatcheries.
– In interviews, 100 (72%) of 138 ill people with information available reported contact with chicks or ducklings in the week before their illness started.
– People reported obtaining chicks and ducklings from several sources, including feed supply stores, websites, hatcheries, and from relatives.