SC official: 2 test negative for TB
Two students and a handful of others tested after a trans atlantic flight linked to a TB exposure. The state health department awaited results for more individuals including Kentucky passengers and USC Aiken students aboard the Paris bound study abroad flight.
CDC director defends quarantine of patient
ATLANTA The CDC director defends quarantining a TB patient whose son in law traveled abroad with a dangerous strain. Dr Julie Gerberding says the father-in-law role of Robert Cooksey was limited, while Cooksey says he offered only fatherly advice. Officials note Cooksey aided lab work and helped locate Speaker in Italy. Some critics urge clearer reporting and more assertive action by CDC.
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TB patient apologizes to airline passengers
Andrew Speaker, an Atlanta lawyer quarantined in Denver for a drug resistant tuberculosis strain, apologized in a Good Morning America interview. He says he was told he posed no danger before his wedding trip to Europe and he fears causing others distress. Doctors warn hospital stay could last two months with possible lung surgery if drugs fail. Speaker is the first federally quarantined patient since 1963.
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