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Ebola Research Cut

Trump cuts federal health funding for NIH disease centers as Congo's Ebola outbreak needs sequencing help

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US Infectious diseases centers launched during COVID have lost their funding under Trump.

  1. Frame 1Trump cuts federal health funding for NIH disease centers as Congo's Ebola outbreak needs sequencing help.
  2. Frame 2CREID began in 2020 with 10 sites tracking wildlife viruses that can spill into people.
  3. Frame 3NIH had put about $82 million into CREID; renewal was due in 2025.
  4. Frame 4The stop-work order called the research unsafe for Americans and outside agency priorities.
  5. Frame 5Next pressure: sidelined U.S. teams review DRC data instead of mobilizing testing and sequencing.
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May 29, 8:48 AM EDT
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