International law and communicable diseases

International law and communicable diseases

Historically, international law has played a key role in global communicable disease surveillance. Throughout the nineteenth century, international law played a dominant role in harmonizing the inconsistent national quarantine regulations of European nation-states; facilitating the exchange of epide...

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Main Author: Aginam Obijiofor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2002-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Communicable disease control/legislation
Public health practice/legislation
Epidemiologic surveillance
Disease outbreaks/legislation
International law
Treaties
Intersectoral cooperation
Interinstitutional relations
World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862002001200008

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