[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 37 (Thursday, February 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 9272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4334]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Elimination of Endemic Measles From the United States: Meeting

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the 
following meeting:
    Name: Elimination of Endemic Measles from the United States.
    Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., March 16, 2000 and 8 a.m.-12 
p.m., March 17, 2000.
    Place: Hyatt Regency Atlanta, 265 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30303.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Purpose: To evaluate progress toward the national goal of 
elimination of measles as an endemic disease in the United States. The 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is convening a meeting of a 
panel of measles and public health experts serving as simultaneous 
individual consultants. The experts will review the information 
pertaining to the epidemiology and surveillance of measles in the 
United States and give their opinions as to whether the Healthy People 
2000 objective of elimination of endemic measles from the United States 
has been met.
    Matters to be Discussed: The agenda will include a working 
definition of measles elimination for the United States; simple 
mathematical concepts related to measles elimination; using basic 
surveillance data to evaluate measles elimination; measles epidemiology 
in the United States 1997-1999; measles virologic surveillance; 
adequacy of measles surveillance; lack of evidence for transmission of 
measles virus from people with inapparent measles infection; measles 
vaccination coverage levels and population immunity to measles in the 
United States and global perspective of measles elimination. Other 
matters of relevance to the panel's objectives may be discussed.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Ed Yacovone, Deputy Branch 
Chief, Child Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch, Epidemiology and 
Surveillance Division, National Immunization Program, CDC,1600 Clifton 
Road, NE, m/s E61, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. Telephone 404/639-8855.
    The Director, Management Analysis and Services office has been 
delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining to 
announcements of meetings and other committee management activities for 
both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for 
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

    Dated: February 17, 2000.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 00-4334 Filed 2-23-00; 8:45 am]
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