STAT scoop: Top CDC Vessel Sanitation Program official Luis Rodriguez retires amid hantavirus outbreak

STAT News reports that Luis Rodriguez, the senior CDC official responsible for cruise ship public health and head of the Vessel Sanitation Program, retired during the active MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak. The departure follows months of staffing cuts to VSP and raises concerns about US capacity to respond to maritime infectious disease events.

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