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I doubt that Liberia's asymptomatic chief medical officer is "needlessly" panicked by our media.

From the trenches:

Liberia's top doctor quarantines herself to set an example in her Ebola-ridden country

"Liberia's chief medical officer, Dr. Berenice Dahn, has quarantined herself in her own home in a very high profile way.

"It's necessary that I set the example, so that when we tell others to do it, they take us seriously," Dahn says. She's also asked her entire office to follow suit.

Dahn began the quarantine after one of her assistants at the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare died of Ebola. Now she's one week into a 21-day monitoring period, and she admits it isn't easy.

Her life has changed in many ways, big and small. She laments that she can no longer share a room with her husband. She uses her own utensils and disinfects them. And hugging her kids is out of the question. A sadness creeps into her voice when she describes how she and her children used to cuddle.

"Children come lie down on your bed and watch TV, and do the rest," she says. "They don't do that anymore."

Dahn admits it's hard to forget "the fear of the unknown." But she's also cheered, and even appreciative of the quiet. "Days are going, and I'm still in good health," she notes. "It's been a lot of stress since the outbreak, and I've not had time to rest."…….

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Liberia's top doctor quarantines herself to set an example in her Ebola-ridden country | Public Radio International