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The 42nd statute in the U.S. code says the existence of quarantinable communicable diseases allows the director the right to prohibit people from foreign countries from entering the United States.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2023

Business interests of the city are aroused over the order of the State Board of Health, making Spanish influenza a quarantinable disease.

From Slate • Dec. 21, 2020

No known or suspected quarantinable disease nor any prevalence of any contagious or highly infectious disease on board.

From Time Magazine Archive