Safe at Home? Letting Ebola-Stricken Americans Return : CRS Insight.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ebola virus disease.

Public health.

Quarantine.

Communicable diseases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (3 p), digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Addresses concern about Ebola infection being brought to the U.S. for the first time intentionally, in light of the return of two American healthcare workers who contracted Ebola virus infections while working to stem an outbreak in West Africa returned to the U.S. to continue receiving medical care. Provides brief overview of Ebola virus, its transmission, and isolation and quarantine protocols for patients and those exposed to them.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Safe at Home? Letting Ebola-Stricken Americans Return

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.