Seven Multistate Outbreaks of Human Salmonella Infections Linked to Live Poultry in Backyard Flocks | June 2016 | Salmonella | CDC

Seven Multistate Outbreaks of Human Salmonella Infections Linked to Live Poultry in Backyard Flocks | June 2016 | Salmonella | CDC

CDC Feature: Keeping Backyard Poultry

It’s spring, which means many people are buying chicks and ducklings for backyard flocks. Yet backyard flock owners can get sick if they don’t follow proper precautions, as shown by the record number of Salmonella infections linked to backyard flocks in 2016. CDC’s updated feature shares simple tips to handle and care for backyard flocks while reducing the chance of Salmonella illness. Also available in Spanish. Live poultry also can carry avian influenza (flu) viruses. Avian flu very rarely makes people sick. Learn more about avian flu and steps you can take to protect yourself.