By March 22, medical authorities realised that Musa had died of smallpox. The government's reaction was swift. Martial law was declared. Measures included blockades of villages and neighbourhoods, roadblocks, prohibition of public meetings, closure of borders and prohibition of all non-essential travel. Hotels were requisitioned for quarantines in which 10,000 people who may have been in contact with the virus were held under guard by the army. The authorities undertook a massive revaccination of the population, helped by the World Health Organization, '...almost the entire Yugoslavian population of 18 million people was vaccinated.'. World's leading experts on smallpox were flown in to help the effort, including Donald Henderson and Don Francis.
Reaction
Within two weeks, almost the entire population had been revaccinated. By mid-May the spread of the disease was stopped and the country returned to normal life. During the epidemic, 175 people contracted smallpox and 35 of them died.
1972 outbreak of smallpox in Yugoslavia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Would homeland security act as well?
The Yugoslavia case is considered a success story--and a possible model for the US--of stopping the spread of smallpox. However, the draconian measures taken in Yugoslavia may be incompatible with American society.
The 1972 Smallpox Outbreak in Yugoslavia: A Comparison to Current U.S. Biodefense - SEST-555.Fall2004
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Cuba
Cuba exchanged all incandescent light bulbs for CFLs, and banned the sale and import of them in 2005.[21]
Phase-out of incandescent light bulbs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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bc vaccinated and CFL'd several years ago, and now has five multi-LED lamps in use.