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TB Patient, Family Ties Revealed

Posted May 31, 07 4:04 PM CDT in US,  Science & Health 

(Newser) – The quarantined tuberculosis patient is an Atlanta lawyer who recently married the daughter of a CDC TB researcher, CNN reports. Andrew Speaker, 31, took a private plane to Denver today to be treated for extremely drug-resistant TB, or XDR TB. Microbiologist Robert Cooksey says he knew of his son-in-law's infection and offered "fatherly advice" but no official counsel.

A spokesman for the Denver hospital where Speaker will undergo treatment said he arrived wearing a mask and escorted by US marshals. Meanwhile, the CDC is tracking down passengers who shared a plane with Speaker after he ignored advice and flew to and from Europe for his wedding and honeymoon this month despite knowing that he was infected.

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William Allstetter, a spokesman for National Jewish Medical and Research Center, points to the hospital as he describes the treatment that a Georgia patient with drug-resistant tuberculosis will receive...   (Associated Press)
This undated photo obtained from the website of The Speaker Law Firm, PC, shows Andrew Speaker, a 31-year-old personal injury attorney who practices law with his father in Atlanta. Speaker was identified...   (Associated Press)
This undated photo released by the University of Georgia School of Law on Thursday May 31, 2007 shows Andrew Speaker at the John Marshall Law School in Atlanta, Ga. Andrew Speaker, 31, who has a rare...   (Associated Press)
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