Salmonella warning issued to Victorians with backyard chickens as poisoning cases spike

The Victorian Health Department is urging owners of backyard chickens to observe safe handling practices, following a surge in salmonella infections.Families with small flocks of backyard chickens need to be aware of safe handling practices to minimise the chances of becoming sick

The Department has been advised of nine cases of salmonella over the past two months — five of them in people who had contact with chickens or ate eggs from household flocks. "Kids love touching the chickens and playing with them — but they need to be supervised when they're around chickens and avoid cuddling or kissing the chickens.""You shouldn't use cracked, damaged or heavily-soiled eggs," she said.

"This is deep inside the egg, so it's really important that you cook eggs properly, particularly for this type of salmonella," she said.Dr Bone said vulnerable people such as infants, the elderly, and those with medical conditions which weaken their immune system should be especially cautious.

Crock. Just more and more restrictions.

The unwashed left

slsandpet Perhaps they shouldn't be eating the unfertilised embryos of another species.

Normal hygiene practices and washing eggs before refrigerating works in this house.

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You know salmonella comes from reptiles right? Hence it was probably introduced from food scraps not the backyard. Every household should have a minimum of 2 chooks and we'd cut down on landfill and have 0 cage farms which are salmonella breeding grounds.

Ahhh.. the Victorians and their infectious diseases...

Quarantine the chickens

How good is organic

Oh go away 2020.

Victoria are you OK?

Of course 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Poor chickens are innocent, aren’t they? Typical of us humans to blame it on others.

Always use protection when you choose to follow chicken lovers example

NEVER EVER use the same food preparation surface for both raw and cooked chicken meat.

COVID, Salmonella, TB what next? Bubonic Plague?

I bet the backyard Grappa is on point tho

Good thing I keep my chickens in the front yard.

GorgiCoghlan you own chickens ?

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