A border health officer at the Busunga crossing between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo checks a traveler’s temperature in Bundibugyo on May 18, 2026. Badru Katumba/AFP via Getty Images
Travel restrictions imposed by the U.S. government over fears that Ebola could enter the United States are unnecessary and counterproductive, African officials said on May 19.
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention stated that “travel restrictions and border closures are not the solution to outbreaks” and called on countries to refrain from imposing such restrictions.
