Source: SOUTHERN FARM NETWORK, 6/18/19

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says an additional 227 people have become ill from Salmonella in backyard poultry flocks since May. The ongoing investigation has overall confirmed 279 illnesses in 41 states. People who got sick reported getting chicks and ducklings from places such as agricultural stores, websites and hatcheries, and about one-third of the illnesses were reported in children under the age of five.

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