DTIC ADA469081: Extensively Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR pdf

DTIC ADA469081: Extensively Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR

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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

• Creator/s: Defense Technical Information Center
• Date: 6/5/2007
• Year: 2007
• Book Topics/Themes: DTIC Archive, Swendiman, Kathleen S, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE, *INTERNATIONAL, *AGREEMENTS, *FEDERAL LAW, *COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, *TUBERCULOSIS, *STATE LAW, THREATS, PUBLIC HEALTH, DRUG TOLERANCE, QUARANTINE, ISOLATION

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