The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on the most recent outbreak of salmonellosis in households with backyard chickens, that affected both adults and children.  In a post dated June 24th, the CDC identified 474 cases with 103 hospitalizations and one fatality in 46 states.  Of those affected, one in three were children younger than five years of age.  Cases were identified during February peaking in May with as many as 16 incident reports per day. New cases declined at the beginning of June.  Diagnostic laboratories have identified Salmonella Enteritidis, S.Hadar, S.Infantis and S.Mbandaka.

The Ohio Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory investigated an outbreak attributed to newly purchased ducklings with S.Hadar isolated from both patients and ducklings. These were demonstrated to be identical applying whole genome sequencing.