CDC routes Ebola-risk travellers through Washington-Dulles screening
Airlines must rebook affected travellers to Washington-Dulles for CDC Ebola screening
Change
CDC ordered affected U.S.-bound travellers with recent DRC, Uganda or South Sudan travel to be routed through Washington-Dulles for enhanced Ebola screening.
Why it matters
The order creates a routing and screening requirement for travellers who were in the listed countries within 21 days before U.S. arrival. Airlines must contact and rebook affected travellers to Washington-Dulles, where CDC will conduct enhanced public-health screening and collect contact information for follow-up.
Implications
- — Airlines' passenger-operations teams must identify travellers who were in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda or South Sudan within 21 days before U.S.-bound travel and rebook them to Washington-Dulles International Airport.
- — CDC and Washington-Dulles screening teams must conduct enhanced public-health entry screening and collect contact information from redirected travellers for follow-up where recommended.
Who is affected
- — Airlines' passenger-operations teams handling U.S.-bound travellers
- — CDC entry-screening staff at Washington-Dulles International Airport
- — Travellers with recent travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda or South Sudan
What to watch
- — 18 May 2026 — CDC order suspending entry for covered foreign nationals issued.
- — 11:59 p.m. 20 May 2026 — DHS redirection of affected travellers to Washington-Dulles begins.
- — 21-day travel history — screening and routing apply to travellers who were in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda or South Sudan within this window.