USDA reportedly shelves cyclospora research amid relocations and funding cuts
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- The Trump administration is reportedly closing two USDA research projects studying cyclospora, a foodborne parasite that has sickened tens of thousands of Americans this summer.
- Congress defunded the two projects earlier in the year.
- The third project is expected to move from Maryland to Iowa as part of a broader USDA reorganization.
The US Department of Agriculture is reportedly shutting down two of its three research projects on cyclospora, a foodborne parasite linked to illnesses among tens of thousands of Americans this summer.
Politico reported that Congress defunded the two projects earlier this year. The third project is due to move from Maryland to Iowa in the coming months as part of a wider USDA reorganization.
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