2014 Salmonella Infections Linked to Live Poultry in Backyard Flocks (Final Update) – Key Resources
Multistate Outbreak of Human Salmonella Infections Linked to Live Poultry in Backyard Flocks (Final Update)
Posted October 21, 2014 12:45 PM ET
This outbreak appears to be over. However, live poultry, including those kept in backyard flocks, remain an important cause of human Salmonella infections in the United States. More information about Salmonella from live poultry and the steps people can take to reduce their risk of infection is available.
For Consumers
- Free Posters: Salmonella and Live Poultry
- Reducing Your Risk of a Salmonella Infection from Contact with Live Baby Poultry (Also available in Spanish and French and in multiple sizes)
- Have a Backyard Flock? Don’t Wing It [PDF – 662 KB]
- Don’t Play Chicken with Your Health [PDF – 690 KB]
- Handwashing at Animal Exhibits (Also available in Spanish and French)
- CDC.gov Features
- CDC Gastrointestinal (Enteric) Diseases from Animals
- CDC Healthy Pets Healthy People
- General Information: Salmonella
- CDC Kidtastics Podcast
For Mail-Order Hatcheries and Feed Stores that Sell or Display Live Poultry
- Free Posters: Salmonella and Live Poultry
- Reducing Your Risk of a Salmonella Infection from Contact with Live Baby Poultry (Also available in Spanish and French and in multiple sizes)
- Have a Backyard Flock? Don’t Wing It [PDF – 662 KB]
- Don’t Play Chicken with Your Health [PDF – 690 KB]
- Handwashing at Animal Exhibits (Also available in Spanish and French)
- CDC.gov Features
- USDA National Poultry Improvement Plan
- Compendium of Measures to Prevent Disease Associated with Animals in Public Settings, 2013
- CDC Gastrointestinal (Enteric) Diseases from Animals
- CDC Healthy Pets Healthy People
- General Information: Salmonella
For Public Health Professionals
- Free Posters: Salmonella and Live Poultry
- Reducing Your Risk of a Salmonella Infection from Contact with Live Baby Poultry (Also available in Spanish and French and in multiple sizes)
- Have a Backyard Flock? Don’t Wing It [PDF – 662 KB]
- Don’t Play Chicken with Your Health [PDF – 690 KB]
- Handwashing at Animal Exhibits (Also available in Spanish and French)
- CDC.gov Features
- CDC Digital Press Kit: Multiple Multistate Outbreaks of Human Salmonella Infections Linked to Live Poultry in Backyard Flocks
- CDC Gastrointestinal (Enteric) Diseases from Animals
- CDC Healthy Pets Healthy People
- General Information: Salmonella
- Compendium of Measures to Prevent Disease Associated with Animals in Public Settings, 2013
- Backyard Poultry Flocks and Salmonellosis: A Recurring, Yet Preventable Public Health Challenge (Clinical Infectious Diseases)
- CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
- Notes from the Field: Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Infantis, Newport, and Lille Infections Linked to Live Poultry from a Single Mail-Order Hatchery in Ohio — March–September, 2012
- Notes from the Field: Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Altona and Johannesburg Infections Linked to Chicks and Ducklings from a Mail-Order Hatchery — United States, February–October 2011
- Multistate Outbreaks of Salmonella Infections Associated with Live Poultry — United States, 2007
- Three Outbreaks of Salmonellosis Associated with Baby Poultry from Three Hatcheries — United States, 2006
- Salmonella Serotype Montevideo Infections Associated with Chicks — Idaho, Washington, and Oregon, Spring 1995 and 1996
