Overview
- The CDC, which updated its alert Monday, counts 184 illnesses across 31 states with 53 hospitalizations and one death.
- Investigators link most infections to contact with home‑kept chickens and ducks, with the largest cluster tied to ducks, especially Pekin ducks.
- More than a quarter of patients are children under 5, and officials say many more infections likely go unreported because people recover without testing.
- State tallies include four cases in Georgia and 21 in Michigan, where health leaders advise handwashing after any bird contact and keeping poultry out of kitchens and living areas.
- CDC labs are tracking three related strains—Salmonella Enteritidis, Mbandaka, and Saintpaul—with illness onsets reported from January 17 to April 20.