Over 11,000 cases of cyclosporiasis have been reported in 41 U.S. states since May following Trump administration budget cuts to the FDA. The outbreak illustrates how reduced food safety funding has compromised disease detection and response.
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Since May, more than 11,000 cases of cyclosporiasis, caused by a parasite, have been reported in 41 states. The outbreak comes after the Trump administration drastically cut FDA and CDC staff; disbanded a national advisory committee on how to prevent microbial contamination in food; winnowed down an early-warning surveillance program for specific pathogens; and further delayed a rule that would ha
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