Please double-check this. I've included some websites. Salmonella can be transmitted through fecal material, and, if nothing else, the students and teachers should be encouraged to wash their hands thoroughly after handling hatching eggs or chicks. Salmonella can easily be mistaken for the flu, so cases are probably unreported.
http://pa4h.cas.psu.edu/embryology.html http://www.ksu.edu/research/animal/occhs/fact08.htm http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap1.html http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/salmchic.htm http://www.mckinley.uiuc.edu/health-info/dis-cond/commdis/salmonel.html Elizabeth Burns TASK Program Manager ----- Original Message ----- From: Ary M. Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 11:40 AM Subject: RE: [ISTA-talk]Salmonella > I called my farm bureau contact, Sarah Bjelland, and she sent me the > following: > > I contacted our Illinois Ag in the Classroom staff and they asked their > chicken expert. She informed them that salmonella can only be transmitted > when trying to cook eggs or chicken. There is no problem with a risk of > salmonella when trying to raise chicks. > > Hope that is helpful. If they want to speak with an expert themselves I > would recommend contacting the American Egg Board [http://www.aeb.org/] or > the National Chicken > Council [http://www.eatchicken.com/] > > I added the web sites for your convenience. Egg one is Cool! > > Ary M. Anderson, Scientific Literacy Coordinator > Macon-Piatt Regional Office of Education > 1690 Huston Drive > Decatur, IL 62526 > 217.872.3729 > 217.872.0239 fax > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2001 11:04 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [ISTA-talk]Salmonella > > > > > > A school district asked me about salmonella risks when raising > > chicks in the > > classroom. Does anyone know of research about this topic? Thanks > > in advance > > for any assistance. Anne > > > > -- > > This is the ISTA-talk mailing list. > > > > To unsubscribe: > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > For more information: > > <http://www.ista-il.org/ista-talk.asp> > > > > To search the archives: > > <http://www.mail-archive.com/ista-talk@lists.csi.cps.k12.il.us/> > > > -- > This is the ISTA-talk mailing list. > > To unsubscribe: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For more information: > <http://www.ista-il.org/ista-talk.asp> > > To search the archives: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/ista-talk@lists.csi.cps.k12.il.us/> -- This is the ISTA-talk mailing list. To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For more information: <http://www.ista-il.org/ista-talk.asp> To search the archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/ista-talk@lists.csi.cps.k12.il.us/>
