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Media Advisory

For Immediate Release: January 16, 2008
Contact: Division of News & Electronic Media, Office of Communication
(404) 639-3286

CDC to Launch Study on Unexplained Illness

Who:

Dr. Michele Pearson, Principal Investigator, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Dr. Joe Selby, Director, Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California

Why:

The telebriefing will outline CDC′s study to learn more about an unexplained skin condition referred to as Morgellons.

When:

Wednesday, January 16, 2008, 2:00 p.m. Eastern, 11:00 a.m. Pacific

Dial-In:

1-888-795-0855
International Dial-in: 212-287-1766
Listen Only: 1-800-475-4938
Passcode: CDC Media

Important Instructions:

If you would like to ask a question during the call, press *1 on your touchtone phone. To withdraw your question, press *2. You may queue up at any time. You will hear a tone to indicate your question is pending.

Listen-Only Audio Webcast

This briefing will also be audio webcast. To listen LIVE online, please visit http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=45169

Transcript

A transcript of this teleconference will be available following the briefing at the CDC web site at http://www.cdc.gov/media .

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