US advises against Ebola isolation
US health officials will actively monitor health workers who have treated Ebola patients in West Africa, under new rules, the BBC reported.
Updated guidelines issued on Monday will require most medics to be checked for symptoms for 21 days but will not require quarantine or isolation.
The UN Secretary General has condemned enforced quarantine measures.
The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa has infected more than 10,000 people and killed almost 5,000.
The US announcement comes after a nurse who complained about her quarantine in New Jersey was allowed to return home.
Defying the new guidelines, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie defended the mandatory isolation imposed on Kaci Hickox as she returned home from Sierra Leone. He added: "That's what we will continue to do.
His stance conflicts with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who earlier said those seeking to help in affected areas "should not be subjected to restrictions that are not based on science."
"Those who develop infections should be supported, not stigmatised."
People are not contagious until they develop Ebola symptoms.