Order Suspending the Right to Introduce Certain Persons from Countries Where a Quarantinable Communicable Disease Exists: Order Under Sections 362 & 365 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 265, 268) and 42 Cfr 71.40 [2026/05/18]

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• Personal Author:
  Bhattacharya, Jayanta
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.). Office of the Director
• Description:
  Executive Summary: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), issues this Order pursuant to Sections 362 and 365 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 265, 268, and their implementing regulations. This Order suspends the right to introduce “covered aliens,” as defined herein, into the United States for a period of thirty days, subject to the outcome of an ongoing comprehensive public health risk assessment. This Order is necessary to protect the health of the United States from the serious risk posed by the introduction of Ebola disease into the United States by covered aliens based on the emergent outbreak of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain confirmed present in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda.
  
  This suspension Order applies to covered aliens who have departed from, or were otherwise present within, DRC, Uganda, or South Sudan during the last 21 days (regardless of their country of origin). This Order is based on an assessment of the most recently available data and current conditions regarding the Ebola disease outbreak.
  
  This order is time-limited and shall be in effect for 30 days from the date of issuance. This Order is intended to address the serious risk of introduction of Ebola disease into the United States, while allowing the U.S. Government the time necessary to conduct a full assessment of the unique public health risks posed by Ebola disease, assist with implementing surveillance, diagnostic capabilities and contact tracing, and develop a comprehensive mitigation and containment strategy in consultation with other stakeholders
  
  
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Containment Of Biohazards Disaster Planning Disease Transmission, Infectious Ebola Vaccines Ebolavirus Emergencies Health Communication Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral Infection Control Personal Protective Equipment Quarantine Travel Zoonoses

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• Keywords:
  Advisories Alerts Bundibugyo Virus Bundibugyo Virus Disease (BVD) Close-Contact Transmission Ebola Ebola Virus Ebola Virus Disease Ervebo Vaccine HAN Health Alert Network Orthoebolavirus Orthoebolavirus Bundibugyoense Orthoebolavirus Sudanense Orthoebolavirus Taiense Orthoebolavirus Zairense Sudan Virus Sudan Virus Disease Taï Forest Virus Taï Forest Virus Disease Updates VHFs

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• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Order
• Place as Subject:
  Uganda ; Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ; Ituri Province, DRC ; United States
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• CIO:
  Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Emergency Preparedness ; Diseases & Conditions ; Travel Health
• Location:
  Africa ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  8 pdf pages
• Collection(s):
  Health Alert Network (HAN) Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
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