372 cases of Salmonella have beenĀ reportedĀ in the 47 states since Jan. 4, 2017, and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that most of the cases were directly linked toĀ backyard chickens.
The CDC suspects that the growing trend of owning backyard chickens is responsible for the Salmonella outbreaks. 83 percent of people interviewed said that they had contacted live birds. . .