Salmonella and Backyard Poultry

Additional Resources

  1. Live Poultry-Associated Salmonella Outbreak: Literature References By Year of Outbreak
  2. 2016
  3. Emerging Infectious Disease 2016 Oct;22(10):1705-11
  4. Outbreaks of Human Salmonella Infections Associated with Live Poultry, United States, 1990-2014.
  5. 2014
  6. MMWR March 2015 Vol. 64 No. 9: Notes from the Field
  7. Multistate Outbreak of Human Salmonella Infections Linked to Live Poultry from a Mail-Order Hatchery in Ohio — February–October 2014
  8. 2013
  9. MMWR March 2014 Vol. 63 No. 10: Notes from the Field
  10. Multistate Outbreak of Human Salmonella Infections Linked to Live Poultry from a Mail-Order Hatchery in Ohio — March–September 2013
  11. 2012
  12. MMWR March 2013 Vol. 62 No. 11: Notes from the Field
  13. Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Infantis, Newport, and Lille Infections Linked to Live Poultry from a Single Mail-Order Hatchery in Ohio — March–September, 2012
  14. 2011
  15. MMWR March 2012 Vol. 61 No. 11: Notes from the Field
  16. Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Altona and Johannesburg Infections Linked to Chicks and Ducklings from a Mail-Order Hatchery — United States, February–October 2011
  17. 2009
  18. New England Journal of Medicine2012; 366:22
  19. Outbreak of Salmonellosis Linked to LivePoultry from a Mail-Order Hatchery
  20. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2013; 32:8—12
  21. Outbreak of Human Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Linked to Contact With Baby Poultry From a Single Agricultural Feed Store Chain and Mail-order Hatchery, 2009
  22. Zoonoses and Public Health 2012; A. Loharikar et al.
  23. Four Multistate Outbreaks of Human Salmonella Infections Associated with Live Poultry Contact, United States, 2009
  24. 2007
  25. MMWR Jan 2009 Vol. 58 No. 2
  26. Multistate Outbreaks of Salmonella Infections Associated with Live Poultry --- United States, 2007
  27. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease 2010; Hedican et. Al
  28. Salmonellosis Outbreak Due to Chicken ContactLeading to a Foodborne Outbreak Associatedwith Infected Delicatessen Workers
  1. 2006
  2. MMWR March 2007 Vol. 56 No. 12
  3. Three Outbreaks of Salmonellosis Associated with Baby Poultry from Three Hatcheries --- United States, 2006
  1. Compendium of Measures to Prevent Disease Associated with Animals in Public Settings, 2013
  2. Appendix 2: Hand-Washing Recommendations
  1. Links to Online Resources
  2. Free Educational Flyers and Posters
  3. CDC-NPIP Safe handling of live baby poultry poster
  4. Available in multiple languages and sizes:
  5. Have a Backyard Flock? Don’t Wing It.
  6. Don’t Play Chicken with Your Health.
  7. Wash Hands When Leaving Animal Exhibits Poster
  8. Web Buttons - Tips to Stay Healthy Around Backyard Poultry Flocks
  9. Web buttons can be added to websites and act as links back to CDC web pages
  10. Informational Features
  11. Keeping Backyard Poultry
  12. Risk of Human Salmonella Infections from Live Baby Poultry
  13. USDA Biosecurity for the Birds
  14. Blogs
  15. Thinking About Keeping Backyard Poultry
  1. Additional Web Resources
  2. CDC Salmonella website:
  3. CDC Healthy Pets Healthy People
  4. CDC Features
  5. Keeping Backyard Poultry
  6. Risk of Human Salmonella Infections from Live Baby Poultry:
  7. Animals in Schools and Daycare Settings
  8. Healthy Pets Healthy People
  9. Healthy Pets Healthy People Spanish
  10. Stay Healthy at Animal Exhibits This Summer
  11. Health e-Card: Teach Hand Washing
  12. Medscape
  13. Video Commentary: Pets Can Make People Sick
  14. Zoonotic Outbreaks Slideshow
  15. CDC News Room Digital Press Kit: Multiple Multistate Outbreaks of Human Salmonella Infections Linked to Live Poultry in Backyard Flocks
  16. Podcasts
  17. CDC Cup of Health: Cute But Risky
  18. Kidtastics Podcast: Why Parents Should Think Twice Before Giving Baby Birds to Young Children for Easter
  19. Kidtastics Podcast: I Love Petting Zoos!
  20. Kidtastics Podcast: I Love Petting Zoos! In Spanish
  21. Wash Your Hands
  22. Other
  23. United States Department of Agriculture’s National Poultry Improvement Plan
  24. United States Department of Agriculture Biosecurity for Birds