Backyard chickens blamed in Salmonella outbreak that has killed 1, sickened 104

A multistate Salmonella outbreak traced to backyard chickens has grown in just three weeks from 7 to 104 cases, with one death now recorded.

Since its most recent update on May 5, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 97 new patients, and the number of affected states rose from 6 to 35. Twenty-five of the outbreak patients have required hospitalization. The death was in Illinois.

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