US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez has left the agency less than a month after being sworn in, a Trump administration official told Reuters on Wednesday.

The Washington Post first reported Monarez was being ousted and on her way out earlier on Wednesday, citing multiple Trump administration officials familiar with the matter.

Neither the official nor the Post cited a reason for her departure from the agency. Citing several anonymous CDC employees, the newspaper reported that Monarez on Friday canceled an agency-wide call that had been scheduled for Monday.

Susan Monarez testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 25, 2025. REUTERS

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