Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Missouri health officials say the CDC has added the state to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to lettuce grown in central Mexico, though the agency has not publicly announced the change.

In Missouri, nearly 600 people have fallen ill after fresh produce products identified as potential sources in the outbreak reached grocery store shelves across the state.

Alpha-gal antibodies in the blood don't necessarily mean a person will develop alpha gal syndrome.

The Missouri Immunization Coalition was a non-profit that focused on advocacy, education and training around vaccines. Funding cuts to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention in April led to a loss of funding for the group and they were forced to shutter in summer 2025.

The MU Health Care emergency department has seen over 60 patients with norovirus-like symptoms as of Wednesday.

The four cases are included in an E. coli outbreak that has sickened more than 70 people around the country.

A routine flu screening in late summer found the H5N1 virus in a Missouri patient. Unlike the other reported cases, this person did not report being in recent contact with animals.