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Taubenberger Steps Down: NIH Shifts Focus
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Jeffery Taubenberger, acting director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has resigned amidst ongoing Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks. The NIH is shifting focus from civilian biodefense to emerging infectious diseases, leading to a leadership vacuum. Senator Tammy Baldwin expresses concern, while the NIH director assures staff reassignment. No confirmed U.S. cases of Andes hantavirus, but several are under monitoring.
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