Pittsburgh-Area Person Tied To Multi-State Salmonella Outbreak

PITTSBURGH, PA — An Allegheny County resident has been linked to a multi-state salmonella outbreak.

According to the county health department, most people associated with this outbreak have reported contact with backyard poultry. Public health officials are gathering additional information about their potential exposures.

Backyard poultry, like chickens and ducks, can carry salmonella germs even if they look healthy. To stay healthy, people who interact with backyard poultry should take the following steps:

• Wash your hands after touching poultry, their eggs, or the area where the poultry live. Use hand sanitizer if you are unable to wash your hands right away. It is especially important to ensure that young children wash their hands as they are more likely to get sick from germs like salmonella.
• Avoid eating or drinking around backyard poultry and their living area.
• Clean supplies used to maintain backyard poultry often and store them outside of your home.
• Collect eggs often, clean them, and refrigerate them.
• Cook egg-based dishes to an internal temperature of 160°F.

Call your healthcare provider if you interact with backyard poultry and you have any of these symptoms:

• Diarrhea and a fever higher than 102 degrees.
• Diarrhea for more than 3 days that is not improving.
• Bloody diarrhea.
• So much vomiting that you cannot keep liquids down.
• Signs of dehydration, such as infrequent urination, dry mouth and throat, and feeling dizzy when standing up.

For information about this multi-state outbreak, click here.

please visit: Investigation Update: Salmonella Outbreak, May 2025 | Salmonella Infection | CDC