The "Control Order" for Dallas, Texas Ebola patient and family

The "control order" also requires the family of Thomas Eric Duncan to be available to provide blood samples and agree to any testing required by public health officials.
Officials said Thursday that the four or five family members could face criminal charges for violating the order, which was delivered to them in writing Wednesday evening.
Duncan, who is in serious condition with Ebola at Texas Health Presybyterian Hospital, recently arrived in the United States from Liberia.
Ebola has infected 7,178 people and has killed 3,338 in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Senegal and Nigeria, the World Health Organization says. The outbreaks in Nigeria and Senegal — which took swift, decisive action to control the virus — are likely over.
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Family of Dallas Ebola patient quarantined

By taking swift action this greatly lessens potential spread. But, this also is going to upset all the people that this man from Liberia with Ebola might have touched or infected. But, this is the way to stop Ebola in it's tracks so the rest of the country isn't infected (at least by this recognized case).