[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 136 (Thursday, July 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 38408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18938]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


National Workshop on Toxoplasmosis; Meeting

    The National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID), Division of 
Parasitic Diseases (DPD) of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) announces the following meeting.

    Name: National Workshop on Toxoplasmosis: Preventing Congenital 
Toxoplasmosis.
    Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., September 9, 1998.; 8:30 
a.m.-3 p.m., September 10, 1998.
    Place: CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, Auditorium A, Atlanta, GA 30333.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Purpose: The purpose of this working meeting is to define the 
key strategies to reduce the burden of congenital toxoplasmosis in 
the United States.
    Matters to be Discussed: Participants will include 
representatives from public, private, and foreign organizations. 
They will (1) define approaches to reduce the prevalence of 
congenital toxoplasmosis, (2) identify data needs to evaluate and/or 
implement these strategies, and (3) identify critical next steps.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Written comments are welcome and should be received by the 
contact person listed below prior to the opening of the meeting.
    Contact Person For More Information: Vance Dietz, Epidemiology 
Branch, DPD, NCID, CDC, M/S F-22, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30333, telephone 770/488-7771, fax 770/488-7761, e-mail 
[email protected].

    Dated: July 10, 1998.
Nancy C. Hirsch,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
[FR Doc. 98-18938 Filed 7-15-98; 8:45 am]
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