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Upheaval and firings at CDC raise fears about disease outbreak response

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The widespread upheaval at federal health agencies in the first month of the Trump administration comes at a time when the U.S. faces infectious disease threats on multiple fronts: The ongoing spread of bird flu around the country; the risk of emerging insect-borne viruses; and a ballooning measles outbreak in the Southwest. Abroad, there are new strains of mpox and deadly outbreaks of Ebola and polio just a plane ride away.Recent mass firings, …

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Upheaval and firings at CDC raise fears about disease outbreak response

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Fearmongering Alert: HHS Cuts CDC ‘Disease Detectives’

Controversy over efforts to reduce fraud in the federal government roils daily headlines: the latest kerfuffle concerns lay-offs of “Epidemic Intelligence Service officers,” or “disease detectives,” as the EIS calls them on its website. The firings followed Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s HHS Secretary confirmation by mere hours, leading some Americans to howl foul while the ... Read more Source

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Busines and Oil News

Upheaval and firings at CDC raise fears about disease outbreak response – DG Verifications & Stats

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff play key roles in preventing and responding to a range of infectious disease threats. Some people fear staff cuts and other changes at the agency under Trump are undercutting this capacity. Smith Collection/Gado/CDC/Getty Images Smith Collection/Gado/CDC/Getty Images The widespread upheaval at federal health agencies in the first month of the Trump administration comes at a time when the U.S. face…

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Vermont Daily Chronicle

Klar: HHS cuts CDC ‘disease detectives’

Where were they during the COVID-19 pandemic?by John KlarControversy over efforts to reduce fraud in the federal government roils daily headlines: the latest kerfuffle concerns lay-offs of “Epidemic Intelligence Service officers,” or “disease detectives,” as the EIS calls them on its website. The firings followed Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s HHS Secretary confirmation by mere hours, leading some Americans to howl foul while the opposing camp rooted …

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