Liberia to prosecute man who brought Ebola to US

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Thursday, October 2, 2014
picture of Thomas Eric Duncan, the Ebola patient from Africa that died in the U.S.
An attorney for Thomas Eric Duncan says the family of the only Ebola patient to die in the U.S. has reached a settlement with the hospital that treated him.
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MONROVIA, Liberia -- Liberian authorities say they plan to prosecute the man infected with Ebola who brought the disease to the United States, saying he lied on his airport health questionnaire.

With an Ebola crisis raging in West Africa, passengers leaving Liberia are being screened for fever and are asked if they have had contact with anyone infected.

On the questionnaire obtained by The Associated Press, Thomas Eric Duncan answered 'no' to those questions.

Neighbors say Duncan had helped a sick pregnant woman who later died of the disease. Her illness at the time was believed to be pregnancy-related.

Binyah Kesselly, chairman of the board of directors of the Liberia Airport Authority, told reporters Thursday that Duncan will be prosecuted when he returns to Liberia.