Quarantine

Donna Barbisch; Lawrence O. Gostin

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511902482.017

Quarantine

Donna Barbisch, Lawrence O. Gostin

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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Abstract

Quarantine is an important tool in the armamentarium for protection of the public health from contagious infectious diseases. This chapter reviews the complexities of quarantine related to three separate but tightly linked perspectives: efficacy; legal authority; and ethical, as well as logistical, challenges in implementation. Quarantine has often been used interchangeably with isolation and civil commitment. In the United States, two model public health laws, the Model State Emergency Health Powers Act (MSEHPA) and the Turning Point Model State Public Health Act acknowledge that traditional public health powers such as surveillance, quarantine, and isolation are among the most outdated provisions in existing state laws The WHO addresses the legal issues of quarantine and outlines a collective defense strategy. It published legal guidance in the International Health Regulations 2005 (IHR-2005). The federal government also has the responsibility to assist states in the execution of their quarantine laws.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Koenig and schultz's Disaster Medicine
Subtitle of host publication	Comprehensive Principles and Practices
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Pages	203-212
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9780511902482
ISBN (Print)	9780521873673
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511902482.017
State	Published - Jan 1 2009

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Barbisch, D., & Gostin, L. O. (2009). Quarantine. In Koenig and schultz's Disaster Medicine: Comprehensive Principles and Practices (pp. 203-212). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511902482.017

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