Quarantine and Border Health Services

Quarantine officer at an airport reviewing data collected from an airline contact investigation. Image courtesy of Greg Knobloch.

Quarantine and Border Health Services protects the public’s health through detection of and response to communicable diseases related to travel and imported pathogens and improves the health of globally mobile populations transitioning to U.S. communities.

Quarantine and Border Health Services focuses on the following activities:

• Responds to ill travelers who have serious diseases of public health interest
• Connects newly arrived immigrants who have certain health conditions with state public health authorities
• Ensures safe importation of animals and cargo
• Provides public health information to travelers and travel industry

For more information:

• Visit the Quarantine and Isolation and Importation sites.
• Read the Quarantine and Border Health fact sheet.
• Read Quarantine and Border Health feature stories.