The Hot Zone
What steps did the CDC take to prevent another outbreak?
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The C.D.C. placed heavy restrictions on the importation of monkeys, the testing of monkeys, and the quarantine procedures. The also revoked licenses of specific companies and charged them with violations.
"... the C.D.C. slapped a heavy set of restrictions on monkey importers, tightening the testing and quarantine procedures. The C.D.C. also temporarily revoked the licenses of three companies, Hazleton Research Products, the Charles River Primates Corporation, and Worldwide Primates, charging these companies with violations of quarantine rules. (Their licenses were later reinstated.) The C.D.C.’ s actions effectively stopped the importation of monkeys into the United States for several months."Source(s)
Preston, Richard. The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus (p. 363). Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
