However, news reports coming out in the last few months could lead consumers to wonder whether they should ever eat poultry products again. A critical detail they omit is what they are calling contamination. This is really nothing new. They're in the soil, on plants, in the air and on the walls. A wide variety of strains of Salmonella and other microorganisms are reportedly found.
Microorganisms tend to be host specific, to varying degrees.
Some found in or on humans have no harmful effect on poultry. Others may not harm poultry, but cause serious problems in people. Others may be specific for dogs or cattle or turtles or whatever. So the isolation of organisms on poultry does not necessarily mean that there is any danger to consumers. Some organisms do affect more than one species.