Congressman Richard Hanna is once again calling for an immediate temporary travel ban from affected West African countries after a case of the disease was confirmed in New York City last night.

“The case of Ebola in New York City further demonstrates how urgent it is that we immediately take all necessary and appropriate measures to prevent this virus from spreading any further," Hanna said. "The CDC and New York State have demonstrated great effort to ensure that health care providers are able to safely and rapidly identify, isolate, and treat potential Ebola victims."

“However, it is clear that existing protocols must be reexamined and more effective quarantine procedures should be explored in order to ensure containment. We should immediately implement a temporary travel ban from affected West African countries. As we watch more become diagnosed in countries throughout the world and here in the United States, we must take swift precautions to ensure the health and safety of Americans. This is an exponential threat and we must recognize it as such.”

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