United States: According to federal health officials, it has been found that at least a hundred new cases of salmonellas are associated with backyard poultry and are likely to cause more people to be infected.
Details on the Outbreak
The Department of Health Agency, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the United States, together with other public health officers, have been keen on several multistate outbreaks of salmonella Altona, Indiana, Infantis, Mbandaka, and Typhimurium infections, as Fox Business reported.
Up to May 16, 109 cases in 29 states were infected from one of the outbreak strains; though the CDC suggested that there are “probably, many people who got sick” but not counted”.
Concerning the number of the people in the list, the record of the presence of people affected is that of 33 people, which translates to a hospitalization rate of roughly 40 percent of the individuals in the list with the given information in it. Regarding the CDC, for the use of drug, deaths are still unknown up to the date.
Some of the data that health officials used to establish that backyard poultry leads to sickness include the following: Nevertheless, in contrast to the previous contaminations, these officials have failed to raise a finger at a single supplier that points at all the outbreaks.
Chicken and ducks carry salmonella germs
According to the CDC, in the case of poultry, both chicken and ducks could carry salmonella germs, which can “easily spread to anything in the areas where the poultry live and roam,” as Fox Business reported.
About 67 percent of affected individuals reported having contact with poultry before falling ill.
The poultry that was purchased included processed chicken from one local supermarket and other supermarkets, local butchers, and directly from a hatchery.
Those with this disease but are in good health state and are bound to meet the bacteria, will be seen to experience symptoms such as diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps which may last between six hours to six days.
While most healthy individuals recover without treatment, those with weakened immune systems, children under five, and adults over 65 may develop severe illnesses requiring medical attention.