Hello,
This is a link to a segment that was featured on CBS in 2003 regarding the Leper colony that was established in the late 1800's in Hawaii. It is a short, yet interesting read on how the Hawaiian monarchy dealt with Hansen's disease during the 1860's. The law that was set by the Hawaiian monarchy was upheld until 1965, the year when the quarantine was lifted. I think it is interesting that Hawaii was annexed as a territory by the US in 1898 and was later admitted as a state in 1959. Medical treatment for Hansen's disease was discovered in the 1940's. However, it took 25 years for the quarantine to be lifted in Hawaii and that act happend six years after Hawaii was an admitted state.
The pubmed article outlines the US governments involvement with the leprosy colony in Hawaii and identifies international public health issues (eg health disparities that existed among Hawaiian patients) that developed during the 1900s.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/03/22/health/main545392.shtml
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=1422729&blobtype=pdf
Ela Macander
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