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AZJonnie

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2. I feel like the USA used to have some, like, central type of agency

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2026, 02:36 AM

Jul 2

where it would gather data from all the regions of the US and even the world? I want to say these folks would try to detect outbreaks of dangerous diseases, and then do stuff to like, mitigate their spread? Sorta "control" them, if I remember right?

What was that dang thing called again?

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I feel like the USA used to have some, like, central type of agency AZJonnie Jul 2 #2

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