By Aria Bendix,Stephan Schwartz
Aria Bendix, Health Reporter – NBC News
Stephan: Yet further damage, by wannabe dictator Trump and his lackeys to the fostering of your wellbeing. All of this, of course, is happening to protect the profits of the oligarchs who bought Trump his office. Your health protection is of no interest to them.
The CDC headquarters in Atlanta. Credit: David Goldman / AP
A federal-state partnership that monitors for foodborne illnesses quietly scaled back its operations nearly two months ago.
As of July 1, the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) program has reduced surveillance to just two pathogens: salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), a spokesperson for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told NBC News.
Before July, the program had been tracking infections caused by six additional pathogens: campylobacter, cyclospora, listeria, shigella, vibrio and Yersinia. Some of them can lead to severe or life-threatening illnesses, particularly for newbo