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Deadly Mosquito-Borne Illness Rises As US Cuts All Climate-Health Funding

"Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, issued an urgent alert about dengue fever, a painful and sometimes deadly mosquito-borne illness common in tropical and subtropical parts of the world. Some 3,500 travelers from the United States contracted dengue abroad in 2024, according to the CDC, an 84 percent increase over 2023."

Source: Grist, 04/04/2025

Calif., 23 States Sue Trump HHS Over Cuts To CDC Infectious-Disease Funds

"California and a coalition of other states sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its plans to cut billions of dollars in federal public health grants designed to make states more resilient to infectious disease, and accused the administration of overreaching its authority by clawing back funding already allocated by Congress."

Source: LA Times, 04/03/2025

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