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Upheaval and firings at CDC raise fears about disease outbreak response

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff play key roles in preventing and responding to a range of infectious disease threats. Some people fear staff cuts and other changes at the agency under Trump are undercutting this capacity. (Getty Images)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff play key roles in preventing and responding to a range of infectious disease threats. Some people fear staff cuts and other changes at the agency under Trump are undercutting this capacity. (Getty Images)

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