The history of quarantine-not in its narrower sense, but in the larger sense of restraining the movement of persons or goods on land or sea because of a contagious disease-has not been given much attention by historians of public health. To lessen the risk from these new and resurging threats to public health, authorities are again using quarantine as a strategy for limiting the spread of communicable diseases ( 1). The risk for deadly infectious diseases with pandemic potential (e.g., severe acute respiratory syndrome ) is increasing worldwide, as is the risk for resurgence of long-standing infectious diseases (e.g., tuberculosis) and for acts of biological terrorism.
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