Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Reported cases of the infectious disease have surpassed pre-pandemic levels in Missouri.

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

The agency tested the blood of health care workers who had been in contact with a Missouri patient who tested positive for the virus without animal contact.

The Environmental Protection Agency announced drinking water providers will have 10 years to identify and remove lead pipes across 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.

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services detected the first human case of H5 bird flu in Missouri. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the case. Infection transmission among the public remains low.

Wastewater tests are designed to provide an early warning system so that public health officials can ward off outbreaks.

As Cahokia Heights residents found themselves continuously sick with respiratory conditions, heart problems, and bacterial infections they had one question — where were the health officials?

Residents in parts of north St. Louis and north St. Louis County will have the opportunity to access healthier food options and physical activities through a $3.8 million community health grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The United States Army has granted $1.2 million to a University of Missouri researcher to study combat wound infections. The research will focus on non-intravenous, topical and localized antibiotic treatments.