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发帖数: 43471 | 1 Since SARs, many changes and improvements have been made in CDC’s Division
of Global Migration and Quarantine that will help CDC better address future
threats from large outbreaks like SARS. In 2003, CDC had eight quarantine
stations around the country. Partially in response to SARS but also due to
greater concerns about infectious disease spread and bioterrorism, CDC
expanded the number of quarantine stations to 20 (between the years 2004-
2007). The quarantine stations are located at major ports of entry and land
border crossings where 85% international travelers arrive. Quarantine
officers are responsible for activities as various as responding to reports
of illnesses, to screening cargo and inspecting animals and animal products,
to monitoring the health of and collecting any medical information of new
immigrants, refugees, asylees, and parolees.
In addition, CDC has taken steps to help ensure that people who are ill with
a serious disease do not fly. In collaboration with the Department of
Homeland Security, CDC established the national public health “Do Not Board
” list in June 2007. The list is an important tool that health officials
can use when they determine that someone poses a disease threat to others
and is likely to travel by air. To date, the list has been used more than
250 times to prevent travelers with tuberculosis and other serious illnesses
from boarding a plane.
CDC has developed better and faster ways to communicate to airline
passengers who may have been exposed to a serious illness on an airplane.
During SARS, CDC and its airport partners gave out 2 million printed T-HANs
(Travel Health Alert Notices) with information and recommendations for
people who may have been exposed to SARS while traveling. |
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