CDC: Hundreds sick, 1 dead in nationwide Salmonella outbreak linked to chicks, ducklings

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Joel Shannon, USA TODAY
,USA TODAY•July 31, 2020

Chicks and ducklings kept in backyards are the likely source of a nationwide Salmonella outbreak that has sickened nearly 1,000 people and killed one person, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.

The outbreak nearly doubled in size since the CDC's last report on June 24. Sick people range in age from 1 to 94-years-old, and more than 150 people have been hospitalized.

A separate salmonella outbreak tied to red onions has caused nearly 400 cases reported in 34 states this month.

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