Do birds carry salmonella?
Yes. Most types of Salmonella live in the intestinal tracts of animals and birds and are transmitted to humans by contaminated foods of animal origin. Although most infected hens have been found in the northeastern United States, the infection also occurs in hens in other areas of the country and many countries around the world. Only a small number of hens seem to be infected at any given time, and an infected hen can lay many normal eggs while only occasionally laying an egg contaminated with the Salmonella bacterium. The bacterium is also found in the feces of many avian species.
