Susan Monarez is no longer director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after less than a month on the job, according to the Health and Human Services Department.

A terse statement on X by HHS on Wednesday afternoon stated Monarez “is no longer director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We thank her for her dedicated service to the American people.”

The statement offered no explanation for the abrupt departure, which comes amid a tumultuous month for the agency. It said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “has full confidence in his team” at the CDC, “who will continue to be vigilant in protecting Americans against infectious diseases at home and abroad.”

The news of her ouster was first reported by The Washington Post.

But attorneys for Monarez disputed

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