Former CDC official links disease outbreaks to Trump health funding cuts

A former CDC official attributed major U.S. disease outbreaks—including cyclospora foodborne illness and vaccine-preventable measles—to Trump administration cuts to public health funding. The official characterized the situation as a public health 'tipping point' caused by reduced resources for disease surveillance and prevention.

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