[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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