One of them, Nina Pham, met President Barack Obama at the White House, hours after being discharged<br />The governors of New York and New Jersey have ordered a mandatory 21-day quarantine period for anyone in contact with Ebola victims in West Africa.<br /><br />The move comes a day after a doctor, Craig Spencer, returned from Guinea and tested positive for Ebola in New York.<br /><br />Anyone arriving from affected West African countries without having had confirmed contact with Ebola victims will be subject to monitoring by public health officials.<br /><br />The plans go beyond anything so far announced at a national level by the Obama administration.<br /><br />People in New York City have expressed concern that Dr Spencer used public transport and restaurants before being diagnosed.<br /><br />More than 4,800 people have died of Ebola - mainly in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone - since March.<br /><br />On Friday, it was announced that one million doses of an experimental Ebola vaccine will be produced by the end of 2015.<br /><br />But it was a day of mixed news in the US, where the first infection in New York was followed by the release from hospital of Ms Pham, 26.<br /><br />"I feel fortunate and blessed to be standing here today," she said. "I am on my way back to recovery."<br />Ms Pham thanked supporters for their prayers during her illness, and asked for privacy as she plans her return to Texas and a reunion with her dog, Bentley.
