(Undated) — More than 400 cases of salmonella across the country have been linked to backyard poultry. The CDC reported last week that more than a hundred people have been hospitalized. Texas and Missouri have the most cases, followed by Minnesota, Washington, Michigan and Oklahoma. Nearly 70 percent of those who got sick said they had contact with backyard poultry.
Salmonella is a bacteria that can lead to diarrhea, fever and stomach pain.
