Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR-TB) : Emerging Public Health Threats and Quarantine and Isolation.
Provides background on recent international incident involving a traveler with XDR-TB, a drug-resistant form of tuberculosis, and subsequent Federal order of isolation issued by CDC under the Public Health Service Act. Addresses existing law relating to quarantine and isolation, focusing on the inte...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Summary: | Provides background on recent international incident involving a traveler with XDR-TB, a drug-resistant form of tuberculosis, and subsequent Federal order of isolation issued by CDC under the Public Health Service Act. Addresses existing law relating to quarantine and isolation, focusing on the interaction of State and Federal laws and international agreements; and examines the relationship of quarantine and isolation to civil rights protections. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |