Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Backyard Poultry Sickens 163 in 43 States A Salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry has sickened at least 163 people in 43 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Thirty-four people have been hospitalized because they are so sick. All people sickened by live poultry in this country in the last 10 years add up to almost 7,000 illnesses.
The case count by state is: Arizona (2), Arkansas (2), California (9), Colorado (2), Connecticut (3), Florida (1), Georgia (9), Idaho (1), Illinois (3), Indiana (2), Iowa (11), Kansas (1), Kentucky (5), Louisiana (1), Maine (3), Maryland (3), Massachusetts (3), Michigan (4), Minnesota (3), Mississippi (4), Missouri (4), Montana (4), Nebraska (2), Nevada (1), New Hampshire (3), New Jersey (2), New York (2), North Carolina (13), North Dakota (1), Ohio (7), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (6), South Carolina (4), South Dakota (1), Tennessee (6), Texas (4), Utah (2), Vermont (3), Virginia (9), Washington (8), West Virginia (1), Wisconsin (4), and Wyoming (2). The patient age range is from less than 1 to 87 years. Of the 91 people interviewed, 88% said they had contact with backyard poultry before they got sick.