Weeks into explosive diarrhea outbreak, sluggish CDC plans response team
Reports of cases began in June, and the national tally is now nearing 23,000.
The Trump administration's response to an explosive, nationwide outbreak of Cyclospora, a parasitic infection spread through human feces, remains sluggish. The outbreak, which has now affected nearly 23,000 people in 47 states, has resulted in two deaths and over 500 hospitalizations. Michigan health officials confirmed two fatalities on Monday, while The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that the number of affected states has expanded from nine to fifteen.
However, these updates have not been reflected on the public outbreak pages of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees both agencies, stated that the outbreak information will be updated "this week."
According to sources cited by The New York Times, the CDC plans to establish a "formal response team" for the outbreak sometime this week. The outbreak began in June.
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