How to reduce risk of Salmonella with backyard flocks

Keeping chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys can be a lot of fun, educational for kids, and offer tasty and nutritious eggs or poultry meat. ...

Going to the fair? Exercise good judgment

Maine’s fair season kicks off in July, with 24 licensed agricultural fairs throughout the state.   Fairs offer visitors a unique opportunity...

Salmonella

Salmonella infections don’t just come from contaminated food—they can come from contact with animals, too. Many Salmonella infections occur ...

Food safety

One confirmed case in Maine is included in a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections linked to ground beef. A second suspe...

Salmonella from baby chicks

Traditional springtime activities may include purchasing baby chicks. Baby chicks can be wonderful pets, but it is important to know that e...

Salmonella associated with pet turtles

  US CDC is collaborating with the Pennsylvania State Health Department in an ongoing investigation of the outbreak of 132 human Salmonella...

Salmonella update

  The US Department of Agriculture'sFood Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) , working with US CDC and its state health partners, deter...

Salmonella risk

Now is the time to remind people about the risk of Salmonella infection from handling live baby chicks, often purchased as Easter presents...