QUARANTINE AND BORDER HEALTH · detecting, responding to, and helping to prevent the spread of...
2
QUARANTINE AND BORDER HEALTH Who We Are The Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ) works 24/7 to safeguard America from public health threats, both foreign and domestic. We are scientists, doctors, nurses, veterinarians, data experts, educators, communicators, and emergency responders. Our public health officers help protect more than 360 million travelers who arrive at US ports of entry by land, air, and sea— nearly 1 million per day. What We Do We protect America’s health at US ports of entry by detecting, responding to, and helping to prevent the spread of contagious diseases into the United States. Our responsibilities include: • Evaluating sick travelers arriving at US ports of entry • Alerting other passengers about potential exposures and steps they can take to protect themselves • Restricting the importation of animals and products that may carry disease Where We Work CDC Quarantine Stations are located where most international travelers arrive at 20 US ports of entry, and they cover all 300-plus US ports of entry. CDC Quarantine Stations and Their Jurisdictions AL AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA Boston New York Newark Philadelphia Washington DC Miami Atlanta MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA SC SD TN North TX East TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY Houston Dallas Honolulu Seattle Chicago CDC Quarantine Stations San Diego Los Angeles San Francisco HI GU San Juan PR and VI AK Anchorage El Paso West TX Minneapolis Detroit RI Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases CS283126BB
Transcript of QUARANTINE AND BORDER HEALTH · detecting, responding to, and helping to prevent the spread of...
QUARANTINE AND BORDER HEALTH
Who We AreThe Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ) works 24/7 to safeguard America from public health threats, both foreign and domestic. We are scientists, doctors, nurses, veterinarians, data experts, educators, communicators, and emergency responders. Our public health officers help protect more than 360 million travelers who arrive at US ports of entry by land, air, and sea—nearly 1 million per day.
What We DoWe protect America’s health at US ports of entry by detecting, responding to, and helping to prevent the spread of contagious diseases into the United States. Our responsibilities include:
• Evaluating sick travelers arriving at US ports of entry
• Alerting other passengers about potential exposures and steps they can take to protect themselves
• Restricting the importation of animals and products that may carry disease
Where We WorkCDC Quarantine Stations are located where most international travelers arrive at 20 US ports of entry, and they cover all 300-plus US ports of entry.
CDC Quarantine Stations and Their Jurisdictions
AL
AZAR
CA
CO
CT
DE
FL
GA
ID
ILIN
IA
KS KY
LA
ME
MD
MABoston
New YorkNewark
Philadelphia
Washington DC
Miami
Atlanta
MIMN
MS
MO
MT
NENV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
SC
SD
TN
North TX
East TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WIWY
Houston
Dallas
Honolulu
Seattle
Chicago
CDC Quarantine Stations
San Diego
Los Angeles
San Francisco
HI
GUSan Juan
PR and VI
AK
Anchorage
El PasoWest TX
Minneapolis
Detroit RI
Centers for DiseaseControl and PreventionNational Center for Emerging and ZoonoticInfectious Diseases
CS283126BB
How We Work TogetherWe collaborate with other federal agencies like Customs and Border Protection to restrict importation of products that could be harmful to US health.
We partner with local health officials to prevent anyone with certain infectious diseases from traveling and exposing others.
We work with airlines and cruise lines to identify sick travelers and alert other passengers of their potential exposure.
Program in ActionDisease is just a flight away. It’s our job to make sure one sick traveler doesn’t become 100 sick people in your community.
Regulating US Entry of Animals and Restricting Animal Products
• Dogs must be healthy and, with limited exceptions, be vaccinated against rabies.
• Nonhuman primates may only be imported for scientific, educational, or exhibition purposes— after detailed medical exams and quarantine for diseases like Ebola.
• Animal products harmful to human health are prevented from entering the United States.
Preparing for Emergency Responses
We collaborate with other agencies and organizations to partner on public health emergency exercises and responses.
Responding with Life-Saving Drugs
We can send lifesaving drugs on the next flight to rush essential, emergency drugs for a patient with malaria, botulism, or diphtheria.
Division of Global Migration and Quarantine: www.cdc.gov/migrationhealth
Accessible version: www.cdc.gov/ncezid/dgmq/quarantine-fact-sheet.html
Photo credit to the following CDC staff—First page: Kenta Ishii. Second page from top to bottom: Erin Rothney, Derek Sakris, Perry Camagong, and Derek Sakris.
