USDA Reportedly Shelves Cyclospora Research Amid Relocations and Fund Cuts
Trump officials shuttering three projects on foodborne parasite, two defunded by Congress, Politico reports
TL;DR
- Two of three USDA research projects studying cyclospora are being shuttered.
- The two projects were defunded by Congress earlier in the year.
- The third project is due to be moved from Maryland to Iowa as part of a USDA reorganization.
- Scientists working on the parasite have declined to relocate to Iowa.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded over 17,000 confirmed cyclosporiasis cases from May 1 to August 24.
- This outbreak is one of the largest foodborne illness outbreaks in recent US history.