[image above adapted from CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/zoonotic/gi/salmonella-poultry-poster.pdf]    Today a friend who recently acquired a pet duck and a 2-3 month old hen sent us a link to a Seattle Times article (http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/dont-kiss-chickens-6-sick-in-washington-with-salmonella/) about the dangers of handling poultry and contracting salmonella. The article reports 181 cases nationally, and 6 in Washington State, attributed to contact with backyard…