CDC stopped actively tracking 6 foodborne infections amid budget cuts
"If you want to make foodborne disease go away, then don’t look for foodborne disease."
https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/08/cdc-stopped-actively-tracking-6-foodborne-infections-amid-budget-cuts/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
@arstechnica In unrelated news, the CDC has rescinded approval for all anti-worm medicine currently on the market. When pressed for comment, a spokesperson admitted that they were directed to add "pork tapeworms" to their protected species lists, but were not at all sure why or where this directive originated.