Salmonella linked to kosher chicken sickens 17

At least 17 people were sickened, including one in Maryland, and one person died from a salmonella outbreak in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast that stemmed from kosher chicken, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC is investigating the four-state outbreak. One person contracted a salmonellarelated illness in Maryland, another person got sick in Virginia, four people became ill in Pennsylvania and 11 people were sickened in New York, according to the CDC. Eight people were hospitalized, and one of the New York patients died, the CDC reported. In interviews, patients reported eating kosher chicken, and several peo-