PODCASTS:
May 22, 2026 ~ Dr. Joel Kammeyer, associate professor of internal medicine and chief of infectious diseases at Wayne State University, addresses concerns after a plane with a passenger reportedly infected with Ebola was turned away from Detroit.
May 21, 2026 ~ David Shepardson, covers transportation, autos and aviation for Reuters, formally of the Detroit News, discusses the Detroit bound flight that was diverted to Canada due to Ebola concern.
DETROIT, MICH. ~ An Air France flight from Paris to Detroit was diverted to Montreal, Canada Wednesday afternoon after Ebola concerns arose due to a passenger on board from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The passenger boarded the plane due to an error, and the flight was diverted per request from U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, according to The Detroit News.
There has been an outbreak of Ebola in eastern Congo that started on May 15, and the World Health Organization has already recorded 139 suspected deaths.
