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After nearly a year-long gap, the CDC again has a permanent director. James Gathany, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via Wikimedia Commons

The CDC has a new director – now comes the hard part

Amid multiple disease outbreaks and intense political pressures, Director Erica Schwartz will need to defend scientific independence.
A sign warns passers-by that irrigation in the area uses treated sewage wastewater. Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Cyclospora spreads through human waste – so how did it get on food?

US sewage treatment plants likely don’t get rid of all the disease-causing protozoa, and monitoring discharged wastewater for it is difficult.
Cyclosporiasis can cause severe gastrointestinal distress, including explosive diarrhea. wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Cyclosporiasis sickens some people worse – why your diarrhea could be more explosive than others

Explosive diarrhea has been spreading across the US, and the parasite that causes the disease has already sickened thousands – and counting.

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