CDC Layoffs Halt Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Detection
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has lost its capacity to detect drug-resistant gonorrhea due to the dismissal of 77 scientists specializing in STI analysis. This leaves approximately 1,000 unprocessed samples stranded, jeopardizing efforts to monitor and combat this urgent global health threat. The loss of expertise and software means no other CDC researchers can currently perform this crucial work, raising serious concerns about public health.
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