Salmonella outbreak tied to backyard poultry effects six states

A new salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry has sickened at least seven people in six states. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, two cases were identified in Missouri, and one each in Florida, Illinois, South Dakota, Utah and Wisconsin. People got sick in February and March of this year with the same strain of salmonella — a version that has been traced to hatcheries in the past. A backyard poultry-associated outbreak that ended last year was tied to 470 cases spread across 48 states, including one death. The investigation is continuing.