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Detroit-bound Flight Diverted Due to Ebola Concerns

Flight to Nowhere: The Ebola Diversion that Exposes a System in Crisis The recent diversion of an Air France flight from Detroit to Montreal due to a passenger with ties to the Congo has highlighted the patchwork nature of global public health responses.

Amidst the ongoing chaos of the Ebola outbreak, even well intentioned measures can have unintended consequences.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's decision to restrict entry into the United States for individuals who have recently traveled to Congo, South Sudan, or Uganda has created a bureaucratic quagmire.

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