Make no mistake.

The dismantling of #USAID is *directly* tied to this large #Ebola outbreak.

Our surveillance and first responding teams and medics are gone.

It will all come back on us.

I just want to make sure American amnesia doesn't erase who is responsible.

#DOGE #Musk #CDC #InfectiousDisease #PublicHealth #USPolitics #GlobalHealth

RFK Jr. forced to withdraw charter that opened CDC panel to anti-vaccine quacks

#AntiVax #CDC #AntiVaccine #PublicHealth #CharterWithdrawal

arstechnica.com/health/2026/05…

RFK Jr. forced to withdraw charter that opened CDC panel to anti-vaccine quacks

Charter would have expanded member eligibility and focused on alleged injuries.

^{Beth Mole (Ars Technica)}

An American working in the #DRC tested positive for #Ebola, the US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (#CDC) confirmed Monday. Authorities did not name the person. Earlier that day, the international charity Serge reported that a Christian missionary physician had “tested positive” after “presenting symptoms consistent with the virus.”

#PublicHealth #InfectiousDisease
cnn.com/2026/05/18/africa/ebol…

"In the midst of a hantavirus outbreak that involves Americans and is making headlines around the world, the U.S. government’s top public health agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has been uncharacteristically missing in action, according to a number of experts."

apnews.com/article/cdc-hantavi…

#PublicHealth #hantavirus #CDC #WHO #cruises #CruiseShips #IDmastodon #outbreak #GlobalHealth