Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR-TB). : Emerging Public Health Threats and Quarantine and Isolation.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil rights.

Communicable diseases.

Federal government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (17 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

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, the public health "Do Not Board" list, and international agreements; and examines the relationship of quarantine and isolation to civil rights protections.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR-TB)

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