New Disease Threats Follow Trump Administration’s Health Program Cuts

'Letting Down Defences': Trump Health Cuts Fuel 'Flesh-Eating' Bacteria Fears Before July Fourth

Donald Trump's health cuts are under renewed scrutiny in the United States as experts warn holidaymakers heading to beaches for the 4 July weekend about Vibrio vulnificus, a potentially deadly 'flesh-eating' bacterium detected this spring in coastal waters off New York and already linked to infections in Florida and Mississippi. The warnings follow laboratory findings of Vibrio vulnificus in several coastal locations on Long Island, New York, wh…

This July Fourth, beachgoers face flesh-eating bacteria —thanks to Trump

As beachgoers flock to water during the busy July Fourth weekend, danger could be lurking in some areas.Researchers this spring discovered flesh-eating bacteria in water in several coastal locations across New York’s Long Island, and town officials in the Hamptons vacation destination posted an alert about the findings. Eight people in Florida have been infected this year, and Mississippi health officials in June urged people to take precautions…

New Disease Threats Follow Trump Administration’s Health Program Cuts

As beachgoers flock to water during the busy July Fourth weekend, danger could be lurking in some areas. Researchers this spring discovered flesh-eating bacteria in water in several coastal locations across New York’s Long Island, and town officials in the Hamptons vacation destination posted an alert about the findings. Eight people in Florida have been infected this year, and Mississippi health officials in June urged people to take precaution…

New disease threats follow Trump administration's health program cuts

From screwworm to flesh-eating bacteria, mounting public health risks are emerging in the wake of deep cuts to federal health agencies and programs.