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Suspected Ebola: Patient isolation lifted at CHUM
QMI Agency
Thursday, October 1, 2026 4:52 PM
UPDATE Thursday, October 1, 2026 8:12 PM
A woman in her fifties who arrived from Congo on Monday was assessed at the University of Montreal Hospital Centre (CHUM) after being suspected of having Ebola. Her isolation was lifted later that evening, confirming that she had not contracted the virus.
The CHUM confirmed that the patient had been placed in isolation, without activating Ebola-related protocols. "The CHUM confirms that the patient's Ebola-related isolation has been lifted," they emphasized.
According to Usanté, this type of measure can be taken preventively to ensure "that no chances are taken".
This event comes just days after the Canadian government announced a 60-day extension of temporary border measures implemented in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). These measures will now remain in effect until 11:59 p.m. on November 27.
People who have visited Uganda and South Sudan are also targeted by these measures.
In mid-September, the NGO Doctors Without Borders stated that the Ebola epidemic in the DRC is not receding, but is "moving," reported Agence France-Presse.
The NGO remains very concerned about the situation.
For information on border measures for Canadian citizens and foreign nationals, consult the federal government website .
- With information from Andy St-André, TVA News
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Montreal False alarm in suspected Ebola case at CHUM
The person potentially infected with Ebola at the University of Montreal Hospital Centre (CHUM) does not have the virus after all, CHUM confirmed Thursday evening.
Updated yesterday at 8:02 PM
Léa Lemieux
La Presse
Ebola protocols are therefore no longer necessary in the hospital, said Ellen Caracas, senior media relations advisor at CHUM, on Thursday evening.
Earlier in the day, the hospital reported that a person potentially infected with Ebola was being assessed at the facility. Ambulances were temporarily diverted from the emergency room to "allow for the safe transfer of the patient from the ambulance to the dedicated isolation room in the emergency department," said Ms. Caracas . The hospital remained open despite this.
Canada has not recorded any cases of Ebola, according to the latest update from the federal government dated September 11, 2026.
In 2015, when the Ebola epidemic was at its height in Africa, a few cases were suspected in Quebec, but none turned out to be positive.
Suspected Ebola: Patient isolation lifted at CHUM
QMI Agency
Thursday, October 1, 2026 4:52 PM
UPDATE Thursday, October 1, 2026 8:12 PM
A woman in her fifties who arrived from Congo on Monday was assessed at the University of Montreal Hospital Centre (CHUM) after being suspected of having Ebola. Her isolation was lifted later that evening, confirming that she had not contracted the virus.
The CHUM confirmed that the patient had been placed in isolation, without activating Ebola-related protocols. "The CHUM confirms that the patient's Ebola-related isolation has been lifted," they emphasized.
According to Usanté, this type of measure can be taken preventively to ensure "that no chances are taken".
This event comes just days after the Canadian government announced a 60-day extension of temporary border measures implemented in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). These measures will now remain in effect until 11:59 p.m. on November 27.
People who have visited Uganda and South Sudan are also targeted by these measures.
In mid-September, the NGO Doctors Without Borders stated that the Ebola epidemic in the DRC is not receding, but is "moving," reported Agence France-Presse.
The NGO remains very concerned about the situation.
For information on border measures for Canadian citizens and foreign nationals, consult the federal government website .
- With information from Andy St-André, TVA News
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Montreal False alarm in suspected Ebola case at CHUM
The person potentially infected with Ebola at the University of Montreal Hospital Centre (CHUM) does not have the virus after all, CHUM confirmed Thursday evening.
Updated yesterday at 8:02 PM
Léa Lemieux
La Presse
Ebola protocols are therefore no longer necessary in the hospital, said Ellen Caracas, senior media relations advisor at CHUM, on Thursday evening.
Earlier in the day, the hospital reported that a person potentially infected with Ebola was being assessed at the facility. Ambulances were temporarily diverted from the emergency room to "allow for the safe transfer of the patient from the ambulance to the dedicated isolation room in the emergency department," said Ms. Caracas . The hospital remained open despite this.
Canada has not recorded any cases of Ebola, according to the latest update from the federal government dated September 11, 2026.
In 2015, when the Ebola epidemic was at its height in Africa, a few cases were suspected in Quebec, but none turned out to be positive.