The odds that something like this may hit here may be small, but it is NOT zero. I don’t think that there should be hysteria about Ebola, but I do think there should be concern.
I don’t think it would spread here as easily as it does in Africa but its certainly worth keeping an eye on.
That said, maybe they should stop walking around in space suits if its so hard to transmit.
We HAD TB contained here with strict public health rules so the threat was negligible ( one of the keys being screening immigrants by the way).
We don’t worry about infectious diarrhea because we treat our water and have good sanitation. Ditto malaria with above and mosquito eradication, and AIDS requires near suicidal behavior.
New infectious diseases with high mortality rates are another kettle of fish.
Panic? No. Concern, you bet.