Newswise — The Centers for Disease Control is issuing a warning that backyard chickens are causing outbreaks of salmonella.
According to a health advisory from the CDC, more than one hundred people across 29 states have gotten sick from salmonella either after touching or caring for backyard poultry. Nearly half of the people infected are those under 5 years old.
The George Washington University has experts available to offer insight. If you would like to schedule an interview, please contact Katelyn Deckelbaum, [email protected].Janet Buffer, food safety expert at GW can discuss the bacterial disease and what salmonella is caused by.
Lance B. Price is a professor of environmental and occupational health at GW Milken Institute School of Public Health and director of the Antibiotic Resistance Action Center.
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