A salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry has been reported in six states. Stay safe with essential health guidelines.

There have been seven total cases across six states, the CDC said in a press release Monday. Poultry—including chickens, ducks and their eggs—can carry the bacteria that leads to nausea ...

As it's common for hosts like humans or other animals to harbor more than one infection at once, there can be plenty of opportunities for gene transfer to occur. Therefore, infectious agents ...

Reynoldsburg City Council will hold a work session on Monday to discuss the possibility of allowing residents to own chickens. Current city ordinances prohibit residents from owning farm animals ...

A pregnant mare in Douglas County and another horse in Jefferson County will be put down after testing positive this month for equine infectious anemia. The viral disease can cause death as well ...

How stupid are chickens? Stupid enough that in 1954, a scientist put tiny prism goggles on freshly hatched chicks to see if they could still find lunch. Not even close. They spent their early lives ...

The growing measles outbreak that’s taken over North America this year — including nearly 1,000 cases in the US alone — may be indicative of the loss of herd immunity, an infectious disease ...

All the people were infected with the same strain of salmonella, which has been linked to poultry hatcheries in the past. HealthDay News — A salmonella outbreak tied to backyard poultry has made ...

HOBART — The City Council is considering changes to city rules on keeping chickens. After hearing from a group of residents who extolled the animals' benefits and urged council members to make ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Animal welfare officers faced the grisly task of euthanizing more than 350,000 chickens by hand after they were left starving and cannibalizing each other when a ...