Key Takeaways Five more top leaders have stepped down at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCDC staff fear major changes and job cuts under the current administraionThe agency may face future challenges in protecting public health THURSDAY,

Five key division leaders at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are leaving the public health agency as it braces for cuts that could affect as much as a third of its workforce.

According to the Associated Press, which confirmed the resignations through two CDC officials who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, the resignations were revealed during a senior leadership meeting on Tuesday.