U.S. health officials say cases of cyclosporiasis—a parasitic illness—are linked to iceberg lettuce in more states than previously reported. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that the number of affected states has increased from nine to 15, according to multiple outlets citing the agency. The CDC’s update indicates that people in these states have been diagnosed with illnesses associated with the same contaminated food source, identified as iceberg lettuce. The reports describe the change as a widening geographic footprint of the outbreak rather than a change in the implicated product. While the CDC continues to track the situation, the outlets state that the key public health message remains that iceberg lettuce is associated with the outbreak and that additional jurisdictions are now included in the agency’s case count. The articles do not add details on timing of illness onset, the number of cases, or specific brands, but they consistently attribute the expansion to the CDC’s latest data.