CDC warns of salmonella infections tied to backyard poultry
Salmonella is on the rise, with four alerts in the last two months
Public health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are taking a look into recent outbreaks of salmonella infections linked to backyard poultry.
To date, the CDC reports that 163 people in 43 U.S. states have reported becoming ill -- with 34 hospitalizations and no deaths so far. One-third of the reports are for children under the age of five.
However, those numbers may be underplaying the situation. The CDC says the real number of people who...
