Nine former directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday warned about increasing threats to public health from the Trump administration's political interference at the agency.

Why it matters: Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s takeover of health policy, funding and research "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced," the directors wrote in a New York Times guest essay.

Catch up quick: The Trump administration ousted CDC director Susan Monarez last month after she refused to quit. The White House said she was "not aligned" with the "Make America Healthy Again" agenda. • Several top CDC officials also resigned following her departure. • Silicon Valley investor and entrepreneur Jim O'Nei

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