The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year
The CDC's specialized lab for tracking the parasite cyclospora was significantly downsized following government-wide layoffs and restructuring under the Trump administration. Experts warn that these cuts will hinder the agency's ability to respond to public health outbreaks.
Amid mass government layoffs last year implemented by President Donald Trump and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency, the CDC lab that responds to outbreaks of the parasite cyclospora was downsized from 11 people to just three, according to Joel Barratt, a molecular parasitologist and assistant professor at Emory University School of Medicine who previously led that team.
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