Parasite

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has reported more than 2,000 cases so far of the parasite-borne illness that causes explosive diarrhea as of Sunday.

According to the most recent communicable disease report from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, there have been at least 2,152 cases of the parasite in the state.

Food safety experts say contaminated water in farm fields is a likely culprit. But questions still remain about the current outbreak.

The Missouri Department of Agriculture updated requirements for animals coming from areas at risk for New World Screwworms.

The Missouri Department of Agriculture updated its animal movement requirements after New World screwworm was detected in Texas.

The Pentagon’s latest budget request to Congress includes a significant cut to the Stars and Stripes. If passed, Defense Department officials say, the…