The first person to be federally quarantined for tuberculosis since the early 1960s has been identified at as an Atlanta attorney. His name is Andrew Speaker, and he's a 31-year-old newlywed.
Federal authorities say Speaker knew he was sick but traveled to and from his European wedding on commercial flights. When he returned to the U-S, Speaker was briefly hospitalized at Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital before flying to Denver for further treatment.
Speaker's new father-in-law is a tuberculosis researcher with the C-D-C. In a written statement, Robert Cooksey says he's never had TB and is not responsible for his son-in-law's infection.
Meanwhile, health officials here and in Europe are tracking down nearly one hundred passengers who may have been seated near speaker on the flights.
Federal authorities say Speaker knew he was sick but traveled to and from his European wedding on commercial flights. When he returned to the U-S, Speaker was briefly hospitalized at Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital before flying to Denver for further treatment.
Speaker's new father-in-law is a tuberculosis researcher with the C-D-C. In a written statement, Robert Cooksey says he's never had TB and is not responsible for his son-in-law's infection.
Meanwhile, health officials here and in Europe are tracking down nearly one hundred passengers who may have been seated near speaker on the flights.
