Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR-TB): Quarantine and Isolation

Abstract

The recent international saga of a traveler with XDR-TB, a drug-resistant form of tuberculosis, has placed a spotlight on existing mechanisms to contain contagious disease threats and raised numerous legal and public-health issues. This report will briefly address the existing law relating to quarantine and isolation, with an emphasis on the interaction of state and federal laws and international agreements. It will not be updated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 05, 2007
Accession Number
ADA469081

Entities

People

  • Kathleen S. Swendiman
  • Nancy L. Jones

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Civil Rights
  • Congress
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health
  • Health Services
  • Homeland Security
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Law
  • National Governments
  • New York
  • Public Health
  • Quarantine
  • Therapy
  • Tuberculosis
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Economics
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Theoretical Analysis.