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(CNN) – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention want everyone to refrain from kissing their chickens. And to snuggle them. And to eat with them. And invite them home.
In fact, it's probably a good idea for people to give some space to their chickens.
The CDC and health officials have investigated several multi-state outbreaks of Salmonella is related to contact with backyard poultry – that is, chicks, ducklings and others.
The organization released an update of its investigation on August 30 and warned all chicken farmers to wash their hands with soap and water after touching poultry or any other another object frequented by such animals.
The CDC reports that as of August 23, more than 1,000 cases of Salmonella due to the outbreak had been reported in 49 states. Two people died as a result of the infection and 175 people were hospitalized.
For those who wonder why the CDC has felt compelled to warn people against too much heat with their poultry, the phenomenon is apparently more prevalent than we think.
A study conducted in 2016 by the CDC showed that an alarming number of people would have contracted salmonella after kissing their bird friends. Of the chicken-related salmonellosis cases that the CDC investigated from 1990 to 2014, 13% of patients shared a breast with birds.
At the same time, 49% of patients studied by the CDC reported having caught chicks and 46% reported keeping chickens at home. Ten percent of respondents reported keeping chickens in their bedrooms.
So please, people, do not do the CDC begging. Leave the chickens alone.
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