Maine nurse says she won't abide by state's Ebola quarantine

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A Maine nurse was told her voluntary quarantine for Ebola monitoring may not be so voluntary after all, after state authorities said they would use "appropriate authority" to keep her away from the public.

Now, Kaci Hickox, who was held in isolation for days in New Jersey after returning to the U.S. from west Africa, said on Wednesday that she had no plans to self-quarantine for the state's recommended 21-day period.

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Maine, however, does not seem ready to budge on the quarantine issue. The state has said it will seek legal authority to enforce the quarantine in a statement released Wednesday morning Read more...

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