CDC Plans Ebola Travel Attestation for U.S.-Bound Passengers

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to require passengers flying to the United States to attest they have not visited the Democratic Republic of Congo in the previous 21 days, beginning November 3, 2026, according to a memo described in reports. Passengers would submit the declaration on paper or digitally. The requirement applies to all U.S.-bound air passengers. The CDC has begun briefing airlines on how to comply with the procedure, according to the memo-related reporting. The agency had not publicly issued an official notification confirming the requirement as of one report, so the planned measure has not yet been documented in a public notice there. The planned declaration comes amid an Ebola outbreak in the DRC involving the Bundibugyo strain. The CDC has said no cases associated with the outbreak have been reported in the United States. Africa CDC was cited as estimating that about 4,700 people in Africa have died in connection with the outbreak. The attestation would add a declaration step to restrictions adopted earlier in 2026. In May, the CDC barred passengers who had been in the DRC during the preceding three weeks from traveling to the United...