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The research paper was to appear in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's flagship publication.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that 102 passengers and 13 crew members reported being ill during the voyage, which took place from April 28 to May 11. 

The rise in cases seems to have occurred on May 9 following embarkation in Liverpool on England's northwest coast, the company told Global News.

This outbreak comes five months after another deadly spread of the Ebola virus in the central African nation, which led to 43 deaths.

Currently, the Canadian government advises Canadians to avoid all travel to Ituri and North Kivu provinces, citing safety and security concerns.

Ebola is highly contagious and can be contracted via bodily fluids such as vomit, blood or semen. The disease it causes is rare, but severe and often fatal.

The Business Development Bank of Canada report found Canadians are prioritizing domestic travel this year to save money, which could inject billions of dollars into the economy.

Immigration authorities are also temporarily suspending applications from Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Uganda effective Wednesday.

PHAC said the traveller has departed back to Paris. The Air France flight, along with all other passengers, has continued to Detroit.

B.C.’s top doctor is expected to provide an update on Canadians isolating after exposure to a rare hantavirus strain linked to an Antarctic cruise ship.

'But of course, the situation could change. Given the long incubation period of the virus, it's possible we may see more cases in the coming weeks,' the director of the WHO said.

The gunfire attack was the third violent incident within four days at Congo health facilities amid the rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak.

The World Health Organization said detailed investigations aboard the MV Hondius ship are ongoing, including further laboratory testing.

A World Health Organization official said that the cruise stopped at several islands off the coast of Africa, some of which 'have a lot of rodents.'

Congo is scheduled to play World Cup warm-up games against Denmark in Liege, Belgium, on June 3 and Chile in southern Spain on June 9.

Lethbridge city council, as a CIC, voted to reject a provincial proposal that would see the southern Alberta city pay more to keep its integrated fire and paramedic services.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there are now almost 750 suspected cases and 177 suspected deaths in the Ebola outbreak.

Canadian Astronaut Jeremy Hansen connected with Earth from deep space today in a historic first for the Canadian Space Agency during the Artemis II mission.

From scrubbing your BBQ to refreshing patio furniture, home expert Melissa Maker shares easy tips to prep for the May long weekend with picks from Dewalt, Scrub Daddy and more.

WHO director-general Tedros Abhanom Ghebreyesus said that he is 'deeply concerned about the scale and spread' of the Ebola outbreak.