Multiple Salmonella outbreaks linked to backyard poultry sickens 181

Federal and state health, veterinary and agriculture officials announced an investigation into four multistate outbreaks of human Salmonella infections linked to contact with live poultry.The four outbreaks include Salmonella Enteritidis, Salmonella Hadar, Salmonella Indiana and Salmonella Muenchen. In the four outbreaks, a total of 181 people infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella have been reported from 40 states ["]