How much did CDC cuts really impact this cyclosporiasis outbreak?
How much did CDC cuts really impact this cyclosporiasis outbreak? (washingtonpost); Mapped: Cases of 'explosive diarrhea' cyclosporiasis are soaring in 40 states (independent) (sources: washingtonpost, independent, yahoo, chicagotribune, wcvb)
How much did CDC cuts really impact this cyclosporiasis outbreak? (washingtonpost); Mapped: Cases of 'explosive diarrhea' cyclosporiasis are soaring in 40 states (independent)
- How much did CDC cuts really impact this cyclosporiasis outbreak? (washingtonpost)
- Mapped: Cases of ‘explosive diarrhea’ cyclosporiasis are soaring in 40 states (independent)
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5 bills on this issue are moving right now — and the most active one is HR852: Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act of 2025.
HR852 · 119th Congress
Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act of 2025
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This story is about How much did CDC cuts really impact this cyclosporiasis outbreak?. This bill would let FDA request access for sampling when needed to investigate or determine the cause of a foodborne outbreak.
If passed, it would:
- let FDA request access for sampling when needed to investigate or determine the cause of a foodborne outbreak • require data-sharing with USDA and state/federal public-health agencies.
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This story is about How much did CDC cuts really impact this cyclosporiasis outbreak?. This bill would give FDA the same added sampling authority during foodborne-outbreak investigations.
If passed, it would
- give FDA the same added sampling authority during foodborne-outbreak investigations • require sampled data to be shared with other public-health agencies for detection and prevention.
This story is about How much did CDC cuts really impact this cyclosporiasis outbreak?. This bill would require HHS to publish and periodically update a plan for rapid diagnostic-test development and distribution in.
If passed, it would
- require HHS to publish and periodically update a plan for rapid diagnostic-test development and distribution in • force coordination with public and private entities on testing capacity and supply needs.
This story is about How much did CDC cuts really impact this cyclosporiasis outbreak?. This bill would address shortages in medical laboratory personnel under the Public Health Service Act.
If passed, it would
- address shortages in medical laboratory personnel under the Public Health Service Act • strengthen the workforce pipeline behind testing and lab confirmation capacity.
This story is about How much did CDC cuts really impact this cyclosporiasis outbreak?. This bill would require HHS to maintain a plan for rapid diagnostic-test development and scaling during emerging-disease emergencies.
If passed, it would
- require HHS to maintain a plan for rapid diagnostic-test development and scaling during emerging-disease emergencies • extend epidemiology-laboratory-capacity authorities used to support state and local outbreak response.
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