{"id":1256,"date":"2026-07-16T23:10:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T23:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=1256"},"modified":"2026-07-16T23:10:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T23:10:26","slug":"the-trump-administration-is-under-scrutiny-for-its-cyclosporiasis-outbreak-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=1256","title":{"rendered":"The Trump Administration Is Under Scrutiny for Its Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Response"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The White House said<\/u><\/span> Thursday that it \u201chas a handle on\u201d the growing cyclosporiasis outbreak that\u2019s giving thousands of people across the U.S. explosive diarrhea and is providing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration the \u201cresources they need\u201d to address it.<\/p>

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But as the illness spreads across the country, public health experts are pointing to what they say has been a yearslong breakdown in how the federal government responds to food safety incidents.<\/p>\n

\u201cFunding for food safety has not been maintained over the last several years<\/u><\/span>, not just with this administration,\u201d Thomas Moore, a professor of medicine at the University of Kansas, said during a Thursday morning briefing with reporters. Those cuts, he said, became \u201cmore acute\u201d during the period that the White House\u2019s cost-cutting operation DOGE<\/u><\/span> was operating within the federal agencies.<\/p>

Cyclosporiasis is a gastrointestinal illness caused by cyclospora, a parasite that can live on fresh foods. Past outbreaks have been linked to raspberries, cabbage, basil, cilantro, parsley, broccoli, snow peas, sugar snap peas and leafy greens, according to the CDC<\/u><\/span>. Cases are seen every year; the illness is not fatal, but can be long-lasting.<\/p>\n

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