Obama budget slashes funding for Dengue Fever

28 July 2010, 10:02 pm

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Dengue Branch in Puerto Rico - which has rendered vital assistance to the territory during past dengue fever outbreaks - is facing deep cuts in the Obama administration's proposed Fiscal Year 2011 budget that could hamper its ability to provide those services in the future.... Read More »

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