in fect ed , ▁and ▁bil ge - water ▁and ▁water - ball ast ▁p ump ed ▁out ▁at ▁a ▁suitable ▁distance ▁before ▁the ▁ship ▁entered ▁a ▁dock ▁or ▁bas in . ▁Mail ▁was ▁subject ▁to ▁no ▁det ention . ▁A ▁str icken ▁ship ▁within ▁ 3 ▁miles ▁of ▁the ▁shore ▁had ▁to ▁fly ▁a ▁yellow ▁and ▁black ▁flag ▁at ▁the ▁main ▁m ast ▁from ▁sun r ise ▁to ▁sun set . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁authority ▁to ▁quar antine ▁people ▁with ▁inf ect ious ▁dise ases ▁is ▁split ▁between ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁federal ▁govern ments . ▁States ▁( and ▁trib al ▁govern ments ▁recogn ised ▁by ▁the ▁federal ▁government ) ▁have ▁primary ▁authority ▁to ▁quar antine ▁people ▁within ▁their ▁boundaries . ▁Federal ▁juris diction ▁only ▁applies ▁to ▁people ▁moving ▁across ▁state ▁or ▁national ▁borders , ▁or ▁people ▁on ▁federal ▁property . ▁ ▁Federal ▁rules ▁ ▁Communic able ▁dise ases ▁for ▁which ▁app reh ension , ▁det ention , ▁or ▁conditional ▁release ▁of ▁people ▁are ▁author ised ▁must ▁be ▁specified ▁in ▁Executive ▁Or ders ▁of ▁the ▁President . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁these ▁include ▁Executive ▁Or ders ▁ 1 3 2 9 5 ▁ 1 3 3 7 5 , ▁and ▁ 1 3 6 7 4 ; ▁the ▁latest ▁executive ▁order ▁spec ifies ▁the ▁following ▁inf ect ious ▁dise ases : ▁ch ol era , ▁di ph ther ia , ▁inf ect ious ▁t uber cul osis , ▁pl ague , ▁small po