Volume 22, Number 10—October 2016
Synopsis
Outbreaks of Human Salmonella Infections Associated with Live Poultry, United States, 1990–2014
Table 2
Selected exposure characteristics of patients in 21 multistate live poultry–associated salmonellosis outbreaks, United States, 2008–2013*
Characteristic | No. (%) patients |
---|---|
Type of poultry, n = 822 | |
Adult poultry | 161 (20) |
Baby poultry | 511 (62) |
Chicks only | 316 (62) |
Ducklings only | 77 (15) |
Chicks and ducklings |
118 (23) |
Contact location, n = 413 | |
Indoors | 188 (46) |
Living room | 41 (11) |
Basement | 57 (15) |
Kitchen | 22 (12) |
Bedroom | 18 (10) |
Bathroom | 18 (10) |
Utility room/laundry room | 17 (9) |
Other indoor |
44 (23) |
Type of contact, n = 400 | |
Touched | 303 (76) |
Held/snuggled | 196 (49) |
Kissed | 53 (13) |
*n values indicate number of respondents for each question.