Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR-TB): Emerging Public Health Threats and Quarantine and Isolation

Swendiman, Kathleen S. ; Jones, Nancy Lee

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Tuberculosis;    Drug resistance in microorganisms;    Health policy;   

RP-ID  :  RL34144
RP-ID  :  RL34144_2010Nov26

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report the international saga of Andrew Speaker, a traveler thought to have XDR-TB, a drug-resistant form of tuberculosis, placed a spotlight on existing mechanisms to contain contagious disease threats and raised numerous legal and public health issues. It also discusses the application of various public health measures available to contain an emerging public health threat posed by an individual who ignores medical advice and attempts to board an airplane or take other forms of public transportation.