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Expert details 'red herring' hiding real issue behind parasite outbreak
A Red Herring Does Not Fix a Broken Public Health StateNBC’s reporting gives the basic shape of the outbreak: roughly 7,000 cyclosporiasis cases across the U.S., with Michigan hit hardest, and an immediate rush to connect the problem to Trump-era cuts at the CDC. Infectious-disease expert Michael Osterholm pushed back on that specific claim, calling the FoodNet angle a “red herring,” while still saying the CDC responded too slowly and should have moved weeks earlier.Who Held the PowerThe real power in this story sits with the institutions that can detect, classify, and communicate outbreaks…
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