![The Centers for Disease Control and prevention said Wednesday that 21-day Ebola monitoring will now be required for all travelers from West Africa, including visitors and returning Americans. U.S. Coast Guard Health Technician Nathan Wallenmeyer (left) and Customs and Border Protection supervisor Sam Ko conduct prescreening measures on a passenger arriving from Sierra Leone at O'Hare International Airport's Terminal 5 in Chicago. The Centers for Disease Control and prevention said Wednesday that 21-day Ebola monitoring will now be required for all travelers from West Africa, including visitors and returning Americans.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141022170352im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20141022-1022ebolamonitor.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w460/1022ebolamonitor.JPG)
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CDC enacts 21-day Ebola monitoring for all travelers from West Africa
The program will begin Monday in New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and Georgia and cover visitors as well as aid workers, journalists and other Americans.