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Trump Funding Cuts Spur Michigan’s 2,640-Case Cyclosporiasis Outbreak

7/14/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump's funding cuts have left state health departments understaffed while they face a record cyclosporiasis outbreak.
Officials link the CDC surveillance decline and the 2025 FoodNet cut to Michigan's 2,640 cases and 44 hospitalizations, the highest annual total.
State investigators have completed over 1,000 interviews, reviewing receipts and shopper cards weeks after illness to trace the source.

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump's funding cuts have left state health departments understaffed while they face a record cyclosporiasis outbreak.
Officials link the CDC surveillance decline and the 2025 FoodNet cut to Michigan's 2,640 cases and 44 hospitalizations, the highest annual total.
State investigators have completed over 1,000 interviews, reviewing receipts and shopper cards weeks after illness to trace the source.