Current Travel Advisory
Always verify the latest advisory status at CDC Travel Health Notices and WHO Disease Outbreak News.
🌍 CDC Level 3 — DRC / Ituri Province (May 2026)
The CDC has issued a Level 3: Avoid Nonessential Travel advisory for Ituri Province, DRC due to the active Ebola outbreak involving a novel variant with no available vaccine.
- Avoid all nonessential travel to Bunia, Mongwalu, and Rwampara health zones
- If travel is essential, consult a travel medicine specialist before departure
- Monitor your health for 21 days after returning — report any fever or symptoms immediately
- Entry screening is in place at major international airports for travelers from affected regions
If You Must Travel to an Affected Region
- Consult a travel medicine clinic at least 4–6 weeks before departure
- Avoid contact with sick individuals and funerals or burials
- Do not touch or handle wild animals, including bats and primates
- Practice rigorous hand hygiene with soap and water or alcohol-based hand sanitizer
- Follow all local health authority guidance
- Carry emergency contact information for the nearest embassy and CDC EOC (770-488-7100)
- Ensure your travel insurance specifically covers epidemic-related medical evacuation
After Returning from an Affected Region
- Self-monitor for Ebola symptoms for 21 days after your last possible exposure
- Take your temperature twice daily
- If you develop fever (≥38°C / 100.4°F), headache, muscle pain, vomiting, diarrhea, or unexplained bleeding within 21 days: isolate yourself and call your healthcare provider or 911 before visiting a clinic
- Tell your provider about your travel history immediately
