Latest Outbreak Information
At A Glance
- Reported Cases: 1003
- States: 49
- Hospitalizations: 175
- Deaths: 2
- Since the last update on July 19, 2019, illnesses in an additional 235 people and one state have been added to this investigation.
- A total of 1003 people infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella have been reported from 49 states.
- Of 605 people with hospitalization information available, 175 (29%) have been hospitalized. Two deaths have been reported, one from Texas and one from Ohio.
- Of 850 ill people with age information available, 192 (23%) are children younger than 5 years.
- Epidemiologic and laboratory evidence indicate that contact with backyard poultry, such as chicks and ducklings, from multiple hatcheries are the likely source of these outbreaks.
- In interviews, 343 (67%) of 511 ill people reported contact with chicks or ducklings.
- People reported getting chicks and ducklings from several sources, including agricultural stores, websites, and hatcheries.
- Six of the outbreak strains making people sick have been identified in samples collected from backyard poultry environments at people’s homes in California, Minnesota and Ohio and from poultry environments at retail stores in Michigan and Oregon.
- Poultry can carry Salmonella germs that can make people sick. Backyard poultry owners should always follow steps to stay healthy around their poultry.
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