Conditions

Former CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield discusses the widespread cyclosporiasis parasite outbreak, noting its resistance to typical washing and chlorine. He stresses that cooking produce to 158 degrees is effective in eliminating the pathogen. Redfield explains the parasite transmits through fecally contaminated water or vegetables, requiring environmental exposure to become infectious to humans

Editor’s Note: Yemen’s humanitarian crisis continues even as the world ignores the suffering there. Safa Al-Saeedi of Marist University and Christina Bouri with the Episcopal Church explain the local and regional politics behind the tragedy and offer steps that the United States and the international community can take to alle