US State to Quarantine Ebola-exposed Missionaries

The southern U.S. state of North Carolina is stepping up efforts to guard against the possible spread of the Ebola virus to the United States. On Sunday, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said anyone returning from Africa who worked with Ebola patients will be put into quarantine. That precautionary measure will mean isolation for three weeks after a missionary’s last contact with an Ebola-infected person. Two missionaries from North Carolina-based aid...

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