Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff Questions RFK Jr. over CDC Foodborne Illness Surveillance During Cyclospora Outbreak
Ossoff says the change left FoodNet tracking cyclospora optional as thousands of cases spread in dozens of states.
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RFK Jr Public Health Cuts Draw Fire as Measles and Cyclospora Outbreaks Leave Americans Exposed
Two outbreaks, one parasitic and one viral, have converged into a single accusation against the man running American public health: that his cuts left the country blind just as disease came calling. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is under mounting political fire as a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak sickens more than 1,600 people and measles surges toward its worst year in over three decades. Senator Jon Ossoff has d…
The outbreak of cyclospora is growing in the US, where thousands have been affected by long-term diarrhea. Criticism is now being directed at budget cuts to the US authorities responsible for tracking infections.
Ossoff slams RFK Jr. for terminating FoodNet, drawing link to cyclospora outbreak
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) slammed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for ending the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) tracking of parasitic infections including cyclospora. The decision was made last year and suspended tracking managed by the CDC, U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration, in addition to…
Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff questions RFK Jr. over CDC foodborne illness surveillance during Cyclospora outbreak
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is demanding answers from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over changes made to a federal foodborne illness surveillance program.
Jon Ossoff rips RFK Jr. for ‘foolish and self-indulgent demolition’ of cyclosporiasis tracking program
ATLANTA, GEORGIA — Sen. Jon Ossoff is demanding answers from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about reduced federal monitoring of foodborne illnesses as a major cyclosporiasis outbreak spreads across the country. Ossoff, a Georgia Democrat, criticized the CDC’s decision to reduce mandatory reporting through the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, known as FoodNet. The program previously tracked eight pathogen…
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