Federal Cyclospora Research Halted Amid Record Outbreak: A Critical Assessment of USDA Policy, Scientific Vulnerability, and Public Health Risk
Executive Overview In the midst of the largest and most destructive nationwide outbreak of the foodborne parasite Cyclospora in United States history, the federal government is effectively dismantling its primary infrastructure for studying the pathogen. According to investigative reporting by Politico, the Trump administration has moved to halt vital federal research projects concerning Cyclospora cayetanensis,…
