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This 2006 photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a female Aedes aegypti mosquito in the process of acquiring a blood meal from a human host. (James Gathany/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP) ** FILE **

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This 2006 file photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a female Aedes aegypti mosquito in the process of acquiring a blood meal from a human host. The The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, announced new guidance for doctors whose pregnant patients may have traveled to regions with a tropical illness linked to birth defects. Officials say doctors should ask pregnant women about their travel and certain symptoms, and, if warranted, test them for an infection with the Zika virus. The virus is spread through mosquito bites. (James Gathany/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP, File)

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This undated file image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the Ebola virus. (AP Photo/CDC, File)

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Dr. Mariel Milan, right, joins other pediatric residents from the University of Mississippi Medical Center as they confer with state Sen. Will Longwitz, R-Madison, about childhood vaccinations during a visit to the Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, in Jackson, Miss. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mississippi has the highest measles immunization rate in the country for children entering kindergarten. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Thomas R. Frieden speaks at a House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on Capitol Hill for an update to the U.S. public health response to the Ebola Outbreak, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, November 18, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Thomas R. Frieden speaks at a House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on Capitol Hill for an update to the U.S. public health response to the Ebola Outbreak, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, November 18, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Thomas R. Frieden speaks at a House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on Capitol Hill for an update to the U.S. public health response to the Ebola Outbreak, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, November 18, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Thomas R. Frieden speaks at a House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on Capitol Hill for an update to the U.S. public health response to the Ebola Outbreak, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, November 18, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Thomas R. Frieden speaks at a House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on Capitol Hill for an update to the U.S. public health response to the Ebola Outbreak, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, November 18, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Thomas R. Frieden speaks at a House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on Capitol Hill for an update to the U.S. public health response to the Ebola Outbreak, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, November 18, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Thomas R. Frieden speaks at a House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on Capitol Hill for an update to the U.S. public health response to the Ebola Outbreak, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, November 18, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Thomas R. Frieden speaks at a House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on Capitol Hill for an update to the U.S. public health response to the Ebola Outbreak, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, November 18, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Thomas R. Frieden speaks at a House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on Capitol Hill for an update to the U.S. public health response to the Ebola Outbreak, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, November 18, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Left to right: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Dr. Nicole Lurie, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Acting Surgeon General Dr. Rear Admiral Boris Lushniak sit down after being sworn in before testifying at a House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on Capitol Hill for an update to the U.S. public health response to the Ebola Outbreak, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, November 18, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Thomas R. Frieden speaks at a House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on Capitol Hill for an update to the U.S. public health response to the Ebola Outbreak, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, November 18, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Thomas R. Frieden speaks at a House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on Capitol Hill for an update to the U.S. public health response to the Ebola Outbreak, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, November 18, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican, said he concluded that the quarantine was necessary to protect public health and that he thinks the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention "eventually will come around to our point of view on this." (Associated Press)

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the original Centers for Disease Control and Prevention instructions for dealing with the virus were taken from the World Health Organization's protocol for Africa, where conditions are much different from those in U.S. hospitals. (Associated Press)

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Dr. Tom Frieden (right), director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies Oct. 16, 2014, on Capitol Hill in front of the House's Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on Ebola diagnosing mistakes and protecting health care workers in Dallas. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)