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Media Advisory

For Immediate Release: July 3, 2007
Contact: Division of News & Electronic Media, Office of Communication
(404) 639-3286

Update on Tuberculosis Case in an International Traveler

WHO:

Dr. Charles Daley, National Jewish Medical and Research Center
Dr. Mitchell Cohen, Director, Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC (by phone)

WHAT:

Update on tuberculosis case in an international traveler

WHEN:

Tuesday, July 3, 2007, 1 p.m. Mountain Time / 3 p.m. Eastern Time
Remarks followed by Q/A

WHERE:

National Jewish Medical and Research Center
1400 Jackson Street
Denver, CO 80206

OR

CALL-IN: US Media: 888-730-9136
International: 210-839-8505
Passcode: TB

Important Instructions:

If you would like to ask a question during the call, press *1 on your touchtone phone. Press *2 to withdraw your question. You may queue up at any time. You will hear a tone to indicate your question is pending.

TRANSCRIPT

A transcript of this media availability will be available following the briefing at the CDC web site at www.cdc.gov/media.

NOTE:

CDC′s Dr. Cohen will be joining the Denver press conference by phone. For broadcast-quality video of Dr. Cohen′s remarks, contact Crawford Communications in Atlanta at 678-421-6604.

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