CDC STI Lab Closed Amid Syphilis Surge
The White House defunded the CDC’s sole STI research lab even as syphilis cases surge nationwide, ending work on 50,000 gonorrhea samples that track antibiotic resistance. Public-health experts warn slower detection of new strains could hamper treatment guidelines.
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