Zuru Pewu holds her four-year-old son Micah inside a home in the Staten Island borough of New York October 23, 2014.
Pewu, 29, who emigrated from Liberia in 2005, and her son Micah recently underwent an experience where they were insulted and linked to the spread of the Ebola virus. Pewu's experience points to an alarming trend. While many Americans have reached out to help, African communities in the U.S. are reporting an increasing number of incidents of ostracism. Picture taken October 23. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH DISASTER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Zuru Pewu holds her four-year-old son Micah inside a home in the Staten Island borough of New York October 23, 2014.
Pewu, 29, who emigrated from Liberia in 2005, and her son Micah recently underwent an experience where they were insulted and linked to the spread of the Ebola virus. Pewu's experience points to an alarming trend. While many Americans have reached out to help, African communities in the U.S. are reporting an increasing number of incidents of ostracism. Picture taken October 23. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH DISASTER) 

Young residents pose for a photograph on a street in the Clifton neighborhood of Staten Island in New York October 25, 2014. Home to a community known as "Little Liberia" due having the largest concentration of Liberians outside Africa, the neighborhood of Clifton is now fighting against the stigma of Ebola after renewed worries and political concern over the case of Dr. Craig Spencer, the fourth person to be diagnosed with the illness in the United States and the first in the country's largest city.REUTERS/Darren Ornitz (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH POLITICS) 

Liberian-American Moses Jensen, founder of the organization Immigrant Information Center, checks his email at his apartment in the Clifton neighborhood of Staten Island, New York October 25, 2014. Home to a community known as "Little Liberia" due having the largest concentration of Liberians outside Africa, the neighborhood of Clifton is now fighting against the stigma of Ebola after renewed worries and political concern over the case of Dr. Craig Spencer, the fourth person to be diagnosed with the illness in the United States and the first in the country's largest city. The center is currently collecting medical equipment to send to Liberia to help with the Ebola outbreak, Jensen said. REUTERS/Darren Ornitz (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH POLITICS SOCIETY) 

Liberian-American Moses Jensen (L), founder of the organization Immigrant Information Center, speaks to a resident in the Clifton neighborhood of Staten Island, New York October 25, 2014. Home to a community known as "Little Liberia" due having the largest concentration of Liberians outside Africa, the neighborhood of Clifton is now fighting against the stigma of Ebola after renewed worries and political concern over the case of Dr. Craig Spencer, the fourth person to be diagnosed with the illness in the United States and the first in the country's largest city. The center is currently collecting medical equipment to send to Liberia to help with the Ebola outbreak, Jensen said. REUTERS/Darren Ornitz (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH POLITICS SOCIETY) 

Residents talk on the street in the Clifton neighborhood of Staten Island, New York October 25, 2014. Home to a community known as "Little Liberia" due having the largest concentration of Liberians outside Africa, the neighborhood of Clifton is now fighting against the stigma of Ebola after renewed worries and political concern over the case of Dr. Craig Spencer, the fourth person to be diagnosed with the illness in the United States and the first in the country's largest city. REUTERS/Darren Ornitz (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH POLITICS SOCIETY) 

Young residents walk on the street carrying pumpkins in the Clifton neighbourhood of Staten Island in New York October 25, 2014. Home to a community known as "Little Liberia" due having the largest concentration of Liberians outside Africa, the neighborhood of Clifton is now fighting against the stigma of Ebola after renewed worries and political concern over the case of Dr. Craig Spencer, the fourth person to be diagnosed with the illness in the United States and the first in the country's largest city. REUTERS/Darren Ornitz (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH POLITICS) 

A resident walks on the street in the Clifton neighborhood of Staten Island, New York October 25, 2014. Home to a community known as "Little Liberia" due having the largest concentration of Liberians outside Africa, the neighborhood of Clifton is now fighting against the stigma of Ebola after renewed worries and political concern over the case of Dr. Craig Spencer, the fourth person to be diagnosed with the illness in the United States and the first in the country's largest city. REUTERS/Darren Ornitz (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH POLITICS SOCIETY) 

Young residents play basketball in the Clifton neighborhood of Staten Island in New York October 25, 2014. Home to a community known as "Little Liberia" due having the largest concentration of Liberians outside Africa, the neighborhood of Clifton is now fighting against the stigma of Ebola after renewed worries and political concern over the case of Dr. Craig Spencer, the fourth person to be diagnosed with the illness in the United States and the first in the country's largest city. REUTERS/Darren Ornitz (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH POLITICS) 

A resident pushes a stroller in the Clifton neighborhood of Staten Island in New York October 25, 2014. Home to a community known as "Little Liberia" due having the largest concentration of Liberians outside Africa, the neighborhood of Clifton is now fighting against the stigma of Ebola after renewed worries and political concern over the case of Dr. Craig Spencer, the fourth person to be diagnosed with the illness in the United States and the first in the country's largest city.REUTERS/Darren Ornitz (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH POLITICS) 

A young resident walks a dog in the Clifton neighborhood of Staten Island in New York October 25, 2014. Home to a community known as "Little Liberia" due having the largest concentration of Liberians outside Africa, the neighborhood of Clifton is now fighting against the stigma of Ebola after renewed worries and political concern over the case of Dr. Craig Spencer, the fourth person to be diagnosed with the illness in the United States and the first in the country's largest city.REUTERS/Darren Ornitz (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH POLITICS ANIMALS) 

Residents wait for the bus in the Clifton neighborhood of Staten Island in New York October 25, 2014. Home to a community known as "Little Liberia" due having the largest concentration of Liberians outside Africa, the neighborhood of Clifton is now fighting against the stigma of Ebola after renewed worries and political concern over the case of Dr. Craig Spencer, the fourth person to be diagnosed with the illness in the United States and the first in the country's largest city.REUTERS/Darren Ornitz (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH POLITICS) 

A woman sells food at a Liberian market in the Clifton neighborhood of Staten Island in New York October 25, 2014. Home to a community known as "Little Liberia" due having the largest concentration of Liberians outside Africa, the neighborhood of Clifton is now fighting against the stigma of Ebola after renewed worries and political concern over the case of Dr. Craig Spencer, the fourth person to be diagnosed with the illness in the United States and the first in the country's largest city. REUTERS/Darren Ornitz (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH POLITICS) 

Young residents interact in the Clifton neighborhood of Staten Island in New York October 25, 2014. Home to a community known as "Little Liberia" due having the largest concentration of Liberians outside Africa, the neighborhood of Clifton is now fighting against the stigma of Ebola after renewed worries and political concern over the case of Dr. Craig Spencer, the fourth person to be diagnosed with the illness in the United States and the first in the country's largest city.REUTERS/Darren Ornitz (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH POLITICS) 

The intersection of Park Hill Avenue and Sobel Court can be seen in the Clifton neighborhood of Staten Island, New York October 25, 2014. Home to a community known as "Little Liberia" due having the largest concentration of Liberians outside Africa, the neighborhood of Clifton is now fighting against the stigma of Ebola after renewed worries and political concern over the case of Dr. Craig Spencer, the fourth person to be diagnosed with the illness in the United States and the first in the country's largest city. Poverty and crime are still major issues in Park Hill/Clifton, with ongoing friction between Liberian and African American youth. REUTERS/Darren Ornitz (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH POLITICS SOCIETY)