title: Backyard poultry flocks and salmonellosis: a recurring, yet preventable public health challenge.
abstract: Poultry are well recognized as possible carriers of Salmonella species. As part of the local foods movement, backyard poultry flocks have increased in popularity in recent years. Between 1996 and 2012, 45 outbreaks of human Salmonella infections linked to live poultry from mail-order hatcheries were documented. This review examines the history of live poultry-associated salmonellosis in humans in the United States, the current status of the issue, and what can be done to help prevent these illnesses. An integrated One Health approach involving the mail-order hatchery industry, feed stores, healthcare providers, veterinarians, and backyard flock owners is needed to help prevent live poultry-associated salmonellosis.
authors: Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta.
authors: Casey Barton
authors: CB
authors: Behravesh
authors: Denise
authors: D
authors: Brinson
authors: Brett A
authors: BA
authors: Hopkins
authors: Thomas M
authors: TM
authors: Gomez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D011200:Poultry / Q000382:microbiology*; D011634:Public Health; D012475:Salmonella / Q000502:physiology; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission*; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D015047:Zoonoses
keywords: Salmonella; backyard poultry; mail-order hatchery; outbreak; zoonoses