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Q & A: Ebola quarantine and the law

Q: What is a quarantine? A: Quarantine is the separation of people who have been exposed to an infection, but are not yet ill, from people who have not been exposed. Q: What government agency has authority to impose a public health quarantine? A: In cases of communicable diseases that threaten to spread across state or national borders, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can impose quarantines subject to the limitations of the U.S.

 

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