SEVERAL STATE'S ARE DEALING WITH A SALMONELLA OUTBREAK THIS YEAR … INCLUDING NEW MEXICO. DR. PAUL ETTESTAD WITH THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS WE USUALLY GET ONE OR TWO CASES A YEAR. THIS YEAR, THERE ARE 7 LAB-CONFIRMED CASES IN HALF A DOZEN COUNTIES. ETTESTAD TELLS 770 KKOB THEY'RE NOW BETTER AT INVESTIGATING SUCH CASES, THANKS TO DNA FINGERPRINTING.
BABY CHICKS POTENTIALLY CARRY SALMONELLA, SO NEVER LET YOUR KIDS CUDDLE OR KISS THEM, AND ALWAYS WASH YOUR HANDS AND CHANGE INTO CLEAN CLOTHES AFTER YOU HANDLE THEM.
THE SIX COUNTIES WHERE THE 7 SALMONELLA CASES HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED ARE TAOS, LEA, LUNA, OTERO, EDDY, AND CURRY.
