US health authorities have introduced enhanced Ebola screening measures after a traveler from an outbreak region in Central Africa was removed from a Detroit-bound flight and assessed by health officials in Canada.
A Congolese national traveling from Paris to Detroit was taken off the plane after it was diverted to Montreal amid new Ebola-related travel restrictions.
The passenger was evaluated by a quarantine officer and later determined to be asymptomatic, allowing the aircraft to continue to Detroit.
The US government has announced new restrictions requiring Americans and lawful permanent residents returning from Ebola-affected nations to reroute through Washington Dulles International Airport for screening.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Customs and Border Protection will conduct "enhanced public health screening" at Dulles.
The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has killed at least 136 people and has nearly 600 suspected infections reported.
