Backyard chickens blamed in Salmonella outbreak that has killed 1, sickened 104
A multistate Salmonella outbreak traced to backyard chickens has grown in just three weeks from 7 to 104 cases, with one death now recorded.
Since its most recent update on May 5, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 97 new patients, and the number of affected states rose from 6 to 35. Twenty-five of the outbreak patients have required hospitalization. The death was in Illinois.
The CDC says the true number of outbreak cases, however, is likely much higher because for every Salmonella infection confirmed in an outbreak up to 29 go undetected. This is because some people do not seek medical attention and others are not specifically tested for Salmonella.
Pennsylvania has reported the most cases with 14, followed by Colorado with 9, Tennessee with 8, Illinois with 7, and Virginia with 6. Several other states have reported one to five infections.
Illness-onset dates range from Feb. 9 to May 3. Patients range in age from less than 1 to 85 years. Of the 71 people with information about animal contact, 82 percent reported contact with backyard poultry before they got sick.
Among 33 case-patients who reported owning backyard poultry, 27 said they obtained their poultry this year from agricultural retail stores.
“These outbreak strains have been linked to two hatcheries,” the CDC said. “CDC is working with state partners to notify these hatcheries of these links and assess any links to upstream suppliers. Additional hatcheries may be linked to these outbreaks as the investigation continues.”
Investigators in Ohio collected samples from boxes used to ship poultry from hatcheries to stores. Whole-genome sequencing showed that the Salmonella Mbandaka found in these samples was the outbreak strain making people ill. This sample was linked to a hatchery that officials are investigating.
The CDC in each of the past several years has reported large Salmonella outbreaks tied to backyard poultry. The 2024 outbreak included 470 confirmed cases and 1 death. In 2023, cases climbed to 1,072, and in 2022 the case total was 1,230, including 2 deaths.
Source: https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2025/05/backyard-chickens-blamed-in-salmonella-outbreak-that-has-killed-1-sickened-104/
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