Public Health Mission
To reduce morbidity and mortality among immigrants, refugees, travelers, expatriates, and other globally mobile populations, and to prevent the introduction, transmission, and spread of communicable diseases through regulation, science, research, preparedness, and response.
Regulatory Mission
To prevent the introduction, transmission, and interstate spread of communicable diseases into the United States and its territories.
DGMQ achieves its mission through Immigrant, Refugee and Migrant Health, Quarantine and Border Health Services, Animal Importation, Travelers' Health, Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Community Interventions for Infection Control, and United States-Mexico Health activities.
Crossing Borders: One World, Global Health
The Clinical Infectious Diseases journal has dedicated a section online to global health, titled Crossing Borders: One World, Global Health. Once a month, new contributions from DGMQ will be featured in the online edition of this publication.
Division of Global Migration and Quarantine Organization
To learn more about each branch and program, read About the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, or click an area of interest in the chart below.
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Contact Us:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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