TB patient’s father-in-law works at CDC lab
Infected man ID’d, taken to Denver hospital; others on 2 flights sought
ATLANTA - The honeymooner quarantined with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis was identified Thursday as a 31-year-old Atlanta personal injury lawyer whose new father-in-law is a CDC microbiologist specializing in the spread of TB and other bacteria.
Bob Cooksey would not comment on whether he reported his son-in-law, 31-year-old Andrew Speaker, to federal health authorities. He said only that he gave Speaker “fatherly advice†when he learned the young man had contracted the disease.
In a statement issued through the CDC, Cooksey also said that neither he nor his CDC laboratory was the source of his son-in-law’s TB.
The CDC had no immediate comment on how the case came to the attention of federal health authorities.
“I’m hoping and praying that he’s getting the proper treatment, that my daughter is holding up mentally and physically,†Cooksey told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. “Had I known that my daughter was in any risk, I would not allow her to travel.â€
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com
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