• An Air France flight from Paris to Detroit was diverted to Montreal over Ebola concerns.
• The diversion was due to a passenger from the Democratic Republic of Congo boarding "in error".
• The U.S. has imposed entry restrictions for non-citizens traveling from Ebola-affected regions.
• WHO has declared the current Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.
• Currently, there is no vaccine for the strain causing the outbreak.

An Air France flight from Paris to Detroit was forced to divert to Montreal on Wednesday due to a passenger from the Democratic Republic of Congo boarding the flight "in error." U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) stated that the entry restrictions were implemented to reduce the risk of Ebola and noted that the passenger should not have boarded the flight, prompting their decisive action to divert it to Canada instead of allowing it to land in Detroit, according to CBS News and BBC.

As a response to the Ebola outbreak, the U.S. has instituted rules requiring that travelers from Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan who do not hold U.S. passports must enter the country through designated airports for enhanced public health measures. Air France confirmed that the flight was directed to Montreal at the request of U.S. authorities due to the presence of a Congolese passenger, who was later denied entry into the country, as reported by Los Angeles Times.

The situation has emerged amidst a significant Ebola outbreak in Congo, where nearly 600 suspected cases have been reported, along with 139 deaths attributed to the virus. The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified the outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern and indicated that the strain involved, known as Bundibugyo, currently lacks any approved vaccines or treatments, creating additional challenges for health authorities, according to CBS News, BBC, and Los Angeles Times.