Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR-TB): Quarantine and Isolation

摘要

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.