Experts say the sudden stoppage is a surprise and will set back work on investigating and trying to stop outbreaks of Marburg virus and mpox in Africa.

Health officials at the Center for Disease Control have reportedly been ordered to stop working with the World Health Organization, following Trump's criticisms on the agency.

The directive to the CDC to halt communications with the World Health Organization was imposed to comply with President Trump's executive order.

US experts said the sudden pause came as a surprise and would set back efforts to contain health threats abroad. View on euronews

Staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been told to halt all communication with the World Health Organization.

Staff at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been ordered to stop communicating with the World Health Organization, according to a new memo, dealing a significant blow to global health efforts.

US public health officials have been instructed to immediately cease collaborations with the World Health Organization. The sudden halt, announced via memo from CDC official John Nkengasong, poses setbacks for addressing global health threats,

The memo comes after Trump, in addition to dozens of other executive orders, pulled the U.S out of the WHO last week.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order beginning the year-long process to leave the World Health Organization on his first day in office.

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) staff have been ordered to cut communication with the World Health Organization

Staff at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been told to stop communication with the World Health Organization (WHO), in the wake of President Donald Trump's order withdrawing from the health agency.

CDC official John Nkengasong, sent a memo to senior leaders at the agency ordering them to cut off all communications with the WHO and “await further guidance" in compliance with President Trump's exe