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Health Cuts Make Vibrio Reporting Optional, Dissolve Malaria Unit

7/13/2026

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Federal cuts made Vibrio vulnificus reporting optional, and infections rose this summer.
President Donald Trump ended the FoodNet requirement for states to report pathogens, including Vibrio, in 2025.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) dissolved its Division of Malaria, halted malaria grants, and warned United States remains vulnerable to malaria reintroduction.
Health and Human Services (HHS) spokesperson Emily Hilliard said the department is advancing reforms despite staffing cuts.

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Federal cuts made Vibrio vulnificus reporting optional, and infections rose this summer.
President Donald Trump ended the FoodNet requirement for states to report pathogens, including Vibrio, in 2025.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) dissolved its Division of Malaria, halted malaria grants, and warned United States remains vulnerable to malaria reintroduction.
Health and Human Services (HHS) spokesperson Emily Hilliard said the department is advancing reforms despite staffing cuts.