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WHO says: "People are infectious as long as their blood and secretions contain the virus. For this reason, infected patients receive close monitoring from medical professionals and receive laboratory tests to ensure the virus is no longer circulating in their systems before they return home. When the medical professionals determine it is okay for the patient to return home, they are no longer infectious and cannot infect anyone else in their communities. Men who have recovered from the illness can still spread the virus to their partner through their semen for up to 7 weeks after recovery. For this reason, it is important for men to avoid sexual intercourse for at least 7 weeks after recovery or to wear condoms if having sexual intercourse during 7 weeks after recovery." So...even though one appears "cured," such as a walking person, they still can infect others. "The incubation period, or the time interval from infection to onset of symptoms, is from 2 to 21 days." Thus,..one could have the virus, and be unaware of it. The odds of infectious persons traveling beyond West Africa before the symptoms occur, is likely. Everyone traveling beyond West Africa is a possible infectee. As I suggested in the Is Ebola Coming To America thread,...America should be concerned about this virus, especially because of Americans usually inconsiderate attitude towards diseases,...such as going to work sick,...which is generally viewed as a "badge of honor" in American culture. The report of the ebola patient walking into Emery University Hospital after flying back to the USA should be seen as frightening, not admirable. Please don't misunderstand,...I wish the fellow the best of luck,...however, in America, where the majority of people are fully selfish and inconsiderate, only interested in their own agenda, that no matter how great some believe the US healthcare system is (IMO experience it is actually among the worse), the average inconsiderate American could likely fuel an even more serious epidemic in the West.