Internet Resources-Quarantine

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People are Worried:  Aid groups see fallout from quarantine debate
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ebola-virus-outbreak/people-are-worried-aid-groups-see-fallout-quarantine-debate-n237751

Pentagon leaders stand their ground in debate over Ebola quarantine
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2014/10/30/pentagon-leaders-stand-their-ground-in-debate-over-ebola-quarantine/

National Debate: Weighing returning Ebola workers liberty vs public safety
http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/30/us/ebola-health-workers-controversy/

Debate heats up over mandatory quarantines for people—has about 6 links to other stories—an NPR article
http://khn.org/morning-breakout/debate-heats-up-over-mandatory-quarantines-for-people-who-are-not-sick/

National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL): State Quarantine and Isolation Statutes
What are your state’s laws about quarantine? Links to state laws regarding quarantine and isolation.
http://www.ncsl.org/research/health/state-quarantine-and-isolation-statutes.aspx

CDC—Specific Laws and Regulations Governing the Control of Communicable Diseases
http://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/specificlawsregulations.html

CDC—Notes on the Interim U.S. Guidance for Monitoring and Movement of Persons with Potential Ebola Virus Exposure
http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/exposure/monitoring-and-movement-of-persons-with-exposure.html

 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services—What is the difference between isolation and quarantine?
http://www.hhs.gov/answers/public-health-and-safety/what-is-the-difference-between-isolation-and-quarantine/index.html

 CDC—Quarantine and Isolation
https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/

 CDC—Division of Global Migration and Quarantine: Protecting America’s Health at U.S. Prts and Entry
https://www.cdc.gov/ncezid/dgmq/quarantine-fact-sheet.html

 CDC—Federal Register Notice: Criteria for Recommending Federal Travel Restrictions for Public Health Purposes, Including for Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/criteria-for-recommending-federal-travel-restrictions.html

 Ebola’s Back, Just Hours After West Africa Hits Zero

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ebola-virus-outbreak/ebola-s-back-just-hours-west-africa-hits-zero-n497321

 PBS—NOVA—A Short History of Quarantine
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/body/short-history-of-quarantine.html

New York revises controversial policy on Ebola Quarantines Amid Pressure
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/state-quarantines-amid-ebola-threat-draw-criticism-as-governors-defend-actions/2014/10/26/00eff94c-5d22-11e4-8b9e-2ccdac31a031_story.html

Controversy Brews Over Ebola Quarantines as Nurse Held in Newark Agrees to Home Confinement
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Ebola-Quarantines-Chris-Christie-Kaci-Hickox-New-Jersey-New-York-Doctors-Without-Borders-280621902.html

National debate: Weighing returning Ebola Workers’ Liberty, Public Safety
http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/30/us/ebola-health-workers-controversy/

Why There’s So Much Controversy Surrounding Ebola Quarantine Orders

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/controversy-surrounding-ebola-quarantine-orders/story?id=26482802

 

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