U.S. public health officials have been instructed to cease all collaborations with the World Health Organization (WHO) with immediate effect. The directive, issued by a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) official, mandates that all staff working with the WHO must suspend their collaborations and await further guidance.
The sudden stoppage of collaboration is expected to impede efforts to investigate and combat outbreaks of Marburg virus and mpox in Africa, as well as other global health threats. This decision comes at a time when health authorities worldwide are closely monitoring bird flu outbreaks among U.S. livestock.
