Dr. Joss Reimer, chief public officer of health, says the patient was tested as a precaution after they had symptoms consistent with the disease ravaging the Democratic Republic of Congo.

While Canada is monitoring a severe Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda, the federal health authority says it is not implementing a travel ban or actively testing travellers.

The World Health Organization says there are almost 600 suspected cases and 139 suspected deaths from a rare type of Ebola, though the scale of the epidemic could be much

There are 148 suspected deaths and nearly 600 suspected cases, according to the UN, with two cases including one death in neighbouring Uganda.

Dr. Joss Reimer, chief public officer of health, says the patient was tested as a precaution after they had symptoms consistent with the disease ravaging the Democratic Republic…

The traveller was tested for Ebola "out of an abundance of caution" after developing symptoms "consistent with a range of illnesses."