Salmonella traced to 1 hatchery, do we know which one?

[ReDave]

8-Year Salmonella Outbreak Traced to 1 Mail-Order Hatchery

May 30, 2012 -- A single mail-order poultry hatchery is responsible for an eight-year [FONT=Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif]salmonella[/FONT] outbreak with 316 confirmed human cases in 43 states and thousands of likely infections.
Half of the cases were in children 5 years of age or younger.
The hatchery is identified only as "Hatchery C" in "the western United States" by CDC researcher Nicholas H. Gaffga, MD, MPH, and colleagues in their report in the New England Journal of Medicine. Previous CDC reports indicate that it's a large hatchery in New Mexico.


http://www.webmd.com/news/20120530/thousands-of-infections-from-1-poultry-hatchery

 

[EmtheFishLady]

The only hatchery I know of in New Mexico is Privett. But, that doesn't mean it's them either.

 

[pips&peeps]

I read this yesterday. One would assume it was Privett since they are the biggest out here in the West........

The thing that gets me is that it went on for years.

 

[Texokie1]

OK, according to CNN, there is an outbreak related to live chicks and ducklings from a hatchery in Ohio (link below)? Meyers, maybe? Can a vet run a culture on droppings to determine if your chicks are relatively clean? I know they will naturally carry SOME salmonella (just like horses will carry SOME tetanus in their gut), but maybe they can figure out if the load is high or if it is a particularly virulent strain?

http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/31/cdc-salmonella-outbreak-tied-to-live-poultry/?hpt=he_c2

 

[chickened]

Privett buys eggs from outside sources and it is possible that the salmonella came from an egg supplier. They could fumigate thier eggs but it is unlikely.

 

[Meyer Hatchery]

OK, according to CNN, there is an outbreak related to live chicks and ducklings from a hatchery in Ohio (link below)? Meyers, maybe? Can a vet run a culture on droppings to determine if your chicks are relatively clean? I know they will naturally carry SOME salmonella (just like horses will carry SOME tetanus in their gut), but maybe they can figure out if the load is high or if it is a particularly virulent strain?

http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/31/cdc-salmonella-outbreak-tied-to-live-poultry/?hpt=he_c2

We can assure you that we, Meyer Hatchery, are in no way linked to the recent Salmonella outbreak. It's a good time to remind everyone to always wash their hands after handling poultry!

 

[Smokinhotchicks]

Found this about Mt. Healthy hatchery in OH. http://washingtonexaminer.com/enter...chery-investigating-salmonella-reports/679546 .
They also released a statement http://www.mthealthy.com/page/473540919.
It is well known that chickens can carry salmonella and that we people need to practice proper hygiene when handling our birds.

 

[Texokie1]

Thanks Smokin! Glad to know it wasn't where I got my chicks (which was Meyers). I was trying to figure out if this was just a typical post-Easter (when everyone gets chicks/ducklings) outbreak, or something particularly nasty...

 

[EweSheep]

Privett and Mt Healthy has been the two sources of salmonella cases but like the others are saying, common sense to wash hands and NO kissing of chicks!