Legal Authorities for Isolation and Quarantine

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 2/24/2020. This resource, updated on February 24, 2020, provides information about legal authorities for isolation and quarantine, which are public health practices used to stop or limit the spread of disease. Federal isolation and quarantine are authorized for these communicable diseases: Cholera, diphtheria, infectious tuberculosis, plague, smallpox, yellow fever, viral hemorrhagic fevers (including Ebola), severe acute respiratory syndromes, and flu that can cause a pandemic. (Text)
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