Travelers heading back from the Democratic Republic of the Congo are now required to stay in a third country for three weeks before being allowed into the U.S.

The cuts would have little effect on the current situation, a former agency official said, but do constrain CDC's ability to track longer-term disease trends and risks.

CDC Deputy Director of Foodborne Illnesses Gwen Biggerstaff discusses the cyclosporiasis outbreak spreading across the country as nearly 7,000 cases have been confirmed or are under investigation.

A growing Cyclospora outbreak has sickened more than 400 people in four states, and investigators are still searching for the contaminated food responsible. The CDC warns the actual number of cases is likely much higher and urges anyone with symptoms to seek medical care.

Dr. Erica Schwartz has the skills for the job running the CDC, doctors say. They just hope she'll be allowed to do it.

The CDC has confirmed 1,645 cases of the parasitic illness, though it is aware of more than 5,100 cases that still require further analysis to confirm they are cyclosporiasis.

During confirmation hearing Wednesday, Trump’s pick tells Senate health committee she would ‘never betray the science’

Trump's nominee faces the Senate health committee for her confirmation hearing on July 15. If confirmed, she will lead an agency dealing with workforce and leadership shortages and new layers of political review.

Public health officials are monitoring the quick spread of a gastrointestinal disease experts are calling "explosive diarrhea." Here's what to know.