ATLANTA -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez sent a note to the company's more than 10,000 employees Tuesday afternoon, directly blaming the role of the promotion of misinformation in the deadly shooting at the CDC.

The note in part reads, " the dangers of misinformation and its promulgation has now led to deadly consequences. I will work to restore trust in public health to those who have lost it- through science, evidence, and clarity of purpose. I will need your help."

After a busy morning of technical challenges during a truncated town hall meeting and in the shadows of a worried and disgruntled CDC workforce, the letter -- obtained by ABC News -- was sent as a summary of Monarez's talking points and an apology for the technical problems.

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