▁have ▁been ▁un comm only ▁invoked ▁since ▁then , ▁including ▁for ▁a ▁sus pected ▁small po x ▁case ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁Public ▁Health ▁Service ▁Act ▁" to ▁app reh end , ▁det ain , ▁and ▁examine ▁certain ▁inf ected ▁persons ▁who ▁are ▁peculiar ly ▁likely ▁to ▁cause ▁the ▁inter state ▁spread ▁of ▁disease " ▁clearly ▁established ▁the ▁federal ▁government ' s ▁quar antine ▁authority ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁It ▁gave ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Public ▁Health ▁Service ▁responsibility ▁for ▁prevent ing ▁the ▁introduction , ▁transmission ▁and ▁spread ▁of ▁communic able ▁dise ases ▁from ▁foreign ▁countries ▁into ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁expanded ▁quar antine ▁authority ▁to ▁include ▁incoming ▁aircraft . ▁The ▁act ▁states ▁that ▁"... any ▁individual ▁reason ably ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁inf ected ▁with ▁a ▁communic able ▁disease ▁in ▁a ▁qual ifying ▁stage ▁and ... if ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁inf ected , ▁may ▁be ▁det ained ▁for ▁such ▁time ▁and ▁in ▁such ▁manner ▁as ▁may ▁be ▁reason ably ▁necessary ." ▁ ▁No ▁federal ▁quar antine ▁orders ▁were ▁issued ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁until ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁as ▁American ▁citizens ▁were ▁ev acu ated ▁from ▁China ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 – 2 0 ▁coron av irus ▁pan demic . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁quar antine ▁services ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁ ▁Australian ▁Qu ar antine ▁and ▁In spe ction ▁Service ▁ ▁M AF ▁Qu ar antine ▁Service , ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁ ▁Qu ar antine