INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana saw one of two deaths from this year’s backyard salmonella outbreak across the country. The CDC released its report on the outbreak yesterday.
Nationally, over a thousand people got sick and two died. In Indiana, it was 23 people who got sick, and one who died.
The CDC says the outbreak was traced back to the increase in the number of people keeping chickens and other birds in their backyard.
There were illnesses reported in every state except Alaska and Delaware, Wisconsin saw the most people get sick at 73.
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