A passenger from Congo should not have been aboard, authorities said. Under new DHS rules, people who recently visited any of three African countries must enter the U.S. via Dulles.

By Benoit Nyemba RWAMPARA, May 21 (Reuters) - Police fired warning shots and tear gas as part of a dispute in northeastern Congo over the burial of a suspected Ebola victim, a footballer who played for local teams,

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern.

An Air France flight bound for Detroit was redirected to Canada after a passenger from the Democratic Republic of Congo boarded “in error” amid the Ebola outbreak in central Africa, officials said Wed

An American doctor who was infected with Ebola while working with a medical missionary organization in Africa said in a statement that he is feeling "cautiously optimistic" as he fights the deadly virus.

A rare Ebola strain known as the Bundibugyo virus has claimed a suspected 139 lives with nearly 600 cases in Congo. US-bound flights from affected countries are now being diverted to Washington-Dulles amid fears of further spread.

An Air France flight bound for Detroit was diverted to Montreal after a passenger from the Congo boarded a flight in Paris “in error” amid flight restrictions tied to the Ebola outbreak, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Thursday.

Healthcare workers and aid groups in eastern Congo said Thursday they are in dire need of more supplies and staff to respond to a growing Ebola outbreak linked to a rare virus, as armed groups continue to threaten a region already grappling with a displacement and humanitarian crisis.