CDC Statement on the Use of Public Health Travel Restrictions to Prevent the Introduction of Ebola Disease into the United States [2026/05/18]

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)
• Description:
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and other appropriate federal agencies, are taking proactive measures to protect the health and safety of the American public in response to ongoing Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreaks. ; Under authority granted by Sections 362 and 365 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 265, 268, and their implementing regulations, CDC is implementing targeted public health measures intended to reduce the risk of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus (EVD) by preventing its introduction into the United States. These actions are based on current epidemiological evidence, ongoing risk assessments, and the highly serious nature of EVD. This order will be in effect for 30 days, effective immediately.
• Subjects:
  • Communicable Diseases
  • Containment of Biohazards
  • Disaster Planning
  • Disease Transmission, Infectious
  • Ebola Vaccines
  • Ebolavirus
  • Emergencies
  • Health Communication
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola
  • Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Ebola
  • Bundibugyo virus
  • Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD)
  • Orthoebolavirus bundibugyoense
  • Ebola Virus
  • Ebola Virus Disease
  • Orthoebolavirus zairense
  • Orthoebolavirus
  • Sudan virus
  • Orthoebolavirus sudanense
  More +
• Document Type:
  Text
• Corporate as Subject:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Genre:
  Order
• Place as Subject:
  Uganda ; Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ; Ituri Province, DRC ; United States
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• CIO:
  National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)
• Topic:
  Emergency Preparedness ; Diseases & Conditions ; Travel Health
• Location:
  Africa ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/256557/cdc_256557_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 137.13 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Infectious Diseases ; Health Alert Network (HAN)
• Main Document Checksum:
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