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# Do not kiss pet chicken - warns the CDC
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/do_not_kiss_pet_chicken_-_warns_the_cdc_0717150132/
- Published: 2015-07-17T14:27:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T14:35:11.000Z
- Description: The CDC warns against kissing or hugging pet poultry, which may carry salmonella. The illness is not life-threatening for most people, but the elderly, infants, young children and people with chronic disease or weakened immunity face higher risk.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Government, Health News, #vivvo-import

[The CDC warned that pet poultry should not be kissed or hugged because they may carry salmonella.](http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2015/07/17/cdc-warning-stop-hugging-and-kissing-your-pet-chickens/?ref=foodconsumer.org)

Salmonella illness may not pose any life-threatening risk to most people. But at high risk for implications are elderly people, infants and young children, and people with chronic diseases particularly those with their immunity compromised such as cancer and HIV patients.