USDA Shelves Cyclospora Research Projects
The Trump administration is ending two USDA cyclospora research projects following congressional funding cuts. Meanwhile, scientists on a third project have declined to relocate to Iowa.
The United States Department of Agriculture is shuttering two research projects studying the foodborne parasite cyclospora following congressional funding cuts, Politico reported late Sunday morning. The cuts arrive during an outbreak that has sickened thousands of Americans across the country. The closures highlight growing strains on federal agricultural research as foodborne illness cases surge nationwide.
