[20070605]RS22672_广泛耐药结核病（XDR-TB）：检疫和隔离.pdf

1 For a discussion of XDR-TB see CDC, “Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR TB)” http:/www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/tbfactsheets/xdrtb.htm.2 CDC, “Questions and Answers: XDR TB in Traveler, from May 30, 2007, CDC Press(continued.)Order Code RS22672June 5, 2007Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis(XDR-TB): Quarantine and IsolationKathleen S. Swendiman and Nancy Lee JonesLegislative AttorneysAmerican Law DivisionSummaryThe recent international saga of a traveler with XDR-TB, a drug-resistant form oftuberculosis, has placed a spotlight on existing mechanisms to contain contagiousdisease threats and raised numerous legal and public-health issues. This report willbriefly address the existing law relating to quarantine and isolation, with an emphasison the interaction of state and federal laws and international agreements. It will not beupdated.BackgroundOn May 12, 2007, a man with tuberculosis flew from Atlanta, Georgia, to Paris,France. After his wedding in Greece, he went to Rome, Italy, where he was contacted bythe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and told that he had XDR-TB, adrug-resistant form of tuberculosis with a cure rate of approximately 30%-50%.1 He wastold