State Department Issues Alert for Americans in Ebola-Affected Areas

All Americans in the areas must go to a specific airport for screening, the agency said.

A border health officer measures a passenger's temperature at the Bunia airport in Bunia, Congo, on May 21, 2026. Seros Muyisa/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. State Department on May 21 said that all American citizens and legal residents who have been in areas affected by the Ebola outbreak in Africa must go through a single airport in the United States when returning to the country.

All Americans and lawful permanent residents who have been in Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan within 21 days of arriving in the United States “must only enter through Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) for enhanced screening,” the department said in an alert.