After Ebola diagnosis in US in a Doctors Without Borders doctor last Thursday New York New Jersey and Illinois have imposed mandatory quarantines on travellers returning from West Africa who had contact with Ebola patients. This decision has raised discomfort among health professionals. (Read: Ebola facts frequently asked questions (FAQ)) According to some top infectious control doctor in the US mandatory quarantines of health care workers returning from West Africa can have unintended consequences of discouraging them from volunteering in the Ebola-ravaged region. Dr Anthony Fauci is the director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. He