<p>Yes, she cancels the placement of any disease cubes on a city she is in and connected cities.</p>

<p>Note that this does not "prevent the Epidemic"... when an epidemic card is drawn, you still fully deal with it. It's just that during the "infect" step of the epidemic, she can prevent the extra infection.</p>

<p>From the rules:</p>

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  <p>The Quarantine Specialist prevents both outbreaks and
  the placement of disease cubes in the city she is in
  and all cities connected to that city. She does not affect
  cubes placed during setup.</p>
</blockquote>

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2017-02-20T15:22:33.263Z
OK, wasn't sure if the epidemic cubes were considered a different process from the normal infections/outbreaks, since her ability specifically mentions outbreaks.
Wayne Weibel
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GendoIkari
<p>So, by example, if the Quarantine Specialist is in London, and an Epidemic card is pulled and the affected city is New York (or another connected city), does the specialist cancel the placement of infection cubes in New York?</p>

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Does the Quarantine Specialist prevent Epidemic in connected cities?
Wayne Weibel
# Does the Quarantine Specialist prevent Epidemic in connected cities?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-02-16)

So, by example, if the Quarantine Specialist is in London, and an Epidemic card is pulled and the affected city is New York (or another connected city), does the specialist cancel the placement of infection cubes in New York?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-02-16. Score: 11 | Accepted answer

Yes, she cancels the placement of any disease cubes on a city she is in and connected cities.

Note that this does not "prevent the Epidemic"... when an epidemic card is drawn, you still fully deal with it. It's just that during the "infect" step of the epidemic, she can prevent the extra infection.

From the rules:

> The Quarantine Specialist prevents both outbreaks and
> the placement of disease cubes in the city she is in
> and all cities connected to that city. She does not affect
> cubes placed during setup.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: OK, wasn't sure if the epidemic cubes were considered a different process from the normal infections/outbreaks, since her ability specifically mentions outbreaks.  

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