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There is a good chance it will stop with his contacts though, as anybody he infected will likely be isolated before they become infectious.

except for that one monkey that bit him and then ran into the woods.

This is not completely accurate. The guy went to the hospital on the 26th, was misdiagnosed and sent home on antibiotics. Then he was taken to a different hospital by ambulance 2 days later when he obviously got worse instead of better.

I found that interesting as well. If I had just returned from an area where Ebola is currently spreading and started to feel ill, my first thought would be to head immediately to the hospital as a precaution.