Workshop on the Potential for Transfusion-Transmission of Tickborne Agents

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 228 (Friday, November 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 65598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31606]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Workshop on the Potential for Transfusion-Transmission of 
Tickborne Agents

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces an 
open meeting concerning the potential for transfusion-transmission of 
tickborne agents.
    Name: Workshop on the Potential for Transfusion-Transmission of 
Tickborne Agents.
    Times and Dates: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., January 14, 1999. 8:30 a.m.-12 
p.m., January 15, 1999.
    Place: Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center, 130 Clairmont 
Avenue, Decatur, Georgia 30030.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Purpose: The objectives of this meeting are to review current 
information on tickborne pathogens and their potential for transmission 
by blood transfusion; identify information gaps and research 
priorities; and identify approaches to reduce the risk of transfusion-
related infections from tickborne agents.
    Matters To Be Discussed: Agenda items will include:
    1. Epidemiology of Major Tickborne Diseases
    2. Mechanics of Transmission to the Human Host
    3. Pathogenesis, Clinical Disease, and Persistence of the Organism 
in Human Host
    4. Persistence, Detection, Inactivation of Organisms in Blood and 
Blood Products
    5. Studies in Donors and Recipients
    7. Department of Defense Perspective/ Special Studies
    8. Blood Banking Perspective of Transfusion Transmission of 
Tickborne Agents
    9. Panel Discussion
    Other agenda items include announcements/introductions; question 
and answer sessions; and consideration of future directions, goals, and 
recommendations.
    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: Tanya Mercer, Viral & 
Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, NCID, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, m/s G-13, 
NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone 404/639-1075, fax 404/639-4436.
    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: November 20, 1998.
John C. Burckhardt,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 98-31606 Filed 11-25-98; 8:45 am]
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