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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Tognotti, Eugenia
Description:
In the new millennium, the centuries-old strategy of quarantine is becoming a powerful component of the public health response to emerging and reemerging infectious diseases. During the 2003 pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome, the use of quarantine, border controls, contact tracing, and surveillance proved effective in containing the global threat in just over 3 months. For centuries, these practices have been the cornerstone of organized responses to infectious disease outbreaks. However, the use of quarantine and other measures for controlling epidemic diseases has always been controversial because such strategies raise political, ethical, and socioeconomic issues and require a careful balance between public interest and individual rights. In a globalized world that is becoming ever more vulnerable to communicable diseases, a historical perspective can help clarify the use and implications of a still-valid public health strategy.
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Disease Outbreaks
History, 17th Century
History, 18th Century
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
History, Medieval
Humans
Influenza, Human
Influenza A Virus
Plague
Quarantine

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 19(2):254-259.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Genre:
Historical Article
Place as Subject:
Europe
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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