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    TAKING PRECAUTIONS

    Feb 09, 2018 2 minutes

    Courtesy Pennsylvania State University News Service/Jeff Muhollem

    Lastyear, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 10 outbreaks of salmonella in 48 states linked to backyard poultry. Close to 250 people were hospitalized — 36 percent of those infected were children under the age of 5. One death was reported with these

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