On June 21, 2026, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new 30-day Order continuing the suspension of the right to introduce certain foreign nationals into the United States, extending the Ebola-related entry restrictions that have been in place since May 18, 2026. The new order covers travelers who have recently been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda, or South Sudan.
The extension is being driven by a continuing and rapidly escalating Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak that the WHO declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on May 17, 2026, only the eighth PHEIC declaration in the history of modern international health regulations. As of June 15, 2026, the ECDC reported 837 confirmed cases and 196 confirmed deaths in DRC, with 19 confirmed cases and 2 deaths in Uganda. By June 17, the confirmed death count had risen to 198. The outbreak has expanded across Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu provinces in DRC, and imported cases have reached Uganda's capital, Kampala.
