Sunday, June 10, 2007

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

"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." Source:Congressional Research Service, Libary of Congress

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