Lessons from the History of Quarantine, from Plague to Influenza A

Datos Bibliográficos

ID23328085
AutoresEugenia Tognotti (University of Sassari, autor de correspondencia)
Año2013
Volumen19
Número2
Páginas254-259
Fecha de publicación2013-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEmerging infectious diseases (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1080-6040 • E-ISSN: 1080-6059
EditorialCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.3201/eid1902.120312
PMID23343512
PMCIDPMC3559034
OpenAlexW1976768055
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas66
Referencias citadas11

In the new millennium, the centuries-old strategy of quarantine is becoming a powerful component of the public health response to emerging and reemerging infectious diseases. During the 2003 pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome, the use of quarantine, border controls, contact tracing, and surveillance proved effective in containing the global threat in just over 3 months. For centuries, these practices have been the cornerstone of organized responses to infectious disease outbreaks. However, the use of quarantine and other measures for controlling epidemic diseases has always been controversial because such strategies raise political, ethical, and socioeconomic issues and require a careful balance between public interest and individual rights. In a globalized world that is becoming ever more vulnerable to communicable diseases, a historical perspective can help clarify the use and implications of a still-valid public health strategy.

Contact tracing · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Development economics · Disease · Economic growth · Environmental health · Global health · Infectious disease (medical specialty) · Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 · Outbreak · Pandemic · Plague (disease) · Political science · Politics · Public health · Quarantine · Data-Driven Disease Surveillance · Influenza Virus Research Studies · Law · Medicine · Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research · Virology