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As Ebola Fears Touch Campuses, Officials Respond With an ?Excess of Caution?

Craig M. Roberts, an epidemiologist with the University of Wisconsin at Madison who warned about the panicked overreactions on some campuses, has helped the American College Health Association update its own recommendations. He feels that travel to Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone should be curtailed, not only because of the risks to those traveling, but also because of the possible legal and financial consequences for universities.