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White House addresses growing parasite outbreak after more than 400 Americans sickened

The White House said Thursday it is closely monitoring a growing multistate parasite outbreak that has sickened more than 400 people, as federal health officials race to identify the contaminated food behind the illnesses.Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the administration is working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to trace the outbreak to its source, insisting the agencies have the resources they need despite questions about recent staffing changes."We're committed to providing the CDC and the FDA with the resou...