US Adds More Airports for Screening Travelers Who Might Have Ebola

People traveling from Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan can go to Atlanta or Houston, in addition to Virginia.

Travelers wait in long lines early in the morning at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on March 26, 2026. Megan Varner/Getty Images

Two more airports have been added as options for people traveling from countries affected by the Ebola outbreak in Africa.

People traveling from Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan can go to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta and the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston starting on May 26, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on May 22.