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USDA reportedly shelves cyclospora research amid relocations and fund cuts

The Guardian Australia - Science · 31 August 2026 at 7:10 am

USDA reportedly shelves cyclospora research amid relocations and fund cuts

Trump officials shuttering three projects on foodborne parasite, two defunded by Congress, Politico reports The Trump administration is shuttering ⁠two of the three US Department of Agriculture research projects studying cyclospora after the foodborne parasite has ⁠sickened tens of thousands of Americans during the summer, Politico reported on Sunday.

The two projects were defunded by Congress earlier in the year, while the third is ⁠due to be moved in coming months from Maryland to Iowa as part of a broader USDA reorganization, according to the ⁠report.

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USDA reportedly shelves cyclospora research amid relocations and fund cuts

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