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The concept of quarantine in history: from plague to SARS

The concept of ‘quarantine’ is embedded in health practices, attracting heightened interest during episodes of epidemics. The term is strictly related to plague and dates back to 1377, when the Rector of the seaport of Ragusa (then belonging to the Venetian Republic) officially issued a 30-day isola...

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Autores principales: Gensini, Gian Franco, Yacoub, Magdi H., Conti, Andrea A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The British Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7133622/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15474622
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2004.03.002