[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 147 (Tuesday, August 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 39179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18837]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Workshop to Review the Evidence for an Association Between
Exposure to Stachybotrys Arta and Diseases Among Infants
The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) of the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following
meeting.
Name: Workshop to Review the Evidence for an Association Between
Exposure to Stachybotrys Atra and Diseases Among Infants.
Time and Date: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., August 25, 1995.
Place: CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Building 101, Room 1301,
Chamblee, Georgia 30341-3724, telephone 404/488-7322.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
The room will accommodate approximately 50 people.
Purpose: In November 1994, CDC responded to a request from the
Ohio Department of Health to assist in the investigation of a
cluster of cases of pulmonary hemosiderosis among infants in
Cleveland. In December 1994, CDC was asked to respond to a request
from the Illinois Department of Health to investigate a similar
cluster in Chicago. Preliminary data from both investigations are
now available. This workshop is being held to solicit individual
advice and recommendations from scientists and representatives of
other Federal agencies, State and local governments, academia, and
the public, regarding additional epidemiologic research needs in
studying the association between exposure to Stachybotrys atra and
diseases among infants. The results of the workshop will be used to
aid in the development of a proposed research agenda.
Matters To Be Discussed: Topics will include the presentation of
preliminary results from the epidemiologic investigations from the
Cleveland area in November-December 1994 and the Chicago area in
December 1994-January 1995, followed by open discussions of data and
suggestions for additional analyses.
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
Contact Person for More Information: James Rifenburg, Public
Health Advisor, Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch,
Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, NCEH, CDC,
4770 Buford Highway, NE, Mailstop F-39, Chamblee, Georgia 30341-
3724, telephone 404/488-7322, FAX 404/488-7335.
Dated: July 25, 1995.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 95-18837 Filed 7-31-95; 8:45 am]
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