Box 2: Examples of ethical policy questions related to asymptomatic infection
Under what conditions, if any, should public health agencies: |
– Screen apparently healthy people for infectious diseases? |
– Make carriage reportable/notifiable? |
– Monitor asymptomatic carriers? |
– Isolate carriers or quarantine their contacts? |
– Make public health measures for carriers mandatory? |
– Implement travel bans for carriers? |
– Compensate carriers subjected to public health measures? |