CDC extends the Ebola entry ban to 10 December: what airlines and OTAs need to check for US-bound passengers

On 10 November 2026, CDC issued a new 30-day order continuing the suspension of entry into the United States for non-US citizens who were in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda or South Sudan in the previous 21 days. The new order runs for 30 days, to around 10 December 2026. The separate attestation rule for all US-bound air passengers stays in force until 18 December.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has renewed its Ebola entry suspension for another 30 days. CDC issued the new order on 10 November 2026, the day the previous order was due to end. It took effect at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on 10 November and runs for 30 days, which points to 10 December 2026. CDC can change or lift it earlier. The order will be published in the Federal Register, which will give the exact end time; it had not appeared there yet on the morning of 11 November.

This is the sixth renewal since the first order of 18 May 2026. Renewals were issued on 21 June, 13 July, 12 August, 11 September, 11 October and 10 November. CDC's order page gives no sign that the list of countries or the people covered has changed.

Who is covered

Item What applies

Covered travellers Non-US citizens and non-US nationals who departed from, or were present in, the DRC, Uganda or South Sudan during the last 21 days, whatever their passport

Lawful permanent residents Included, since the May 2026 amendment

Not covered by the entry ban US citizens and US nationals, plus the narrow exceptions in the order (US government and military personnel and families, case-by-case exceptions by CBP or CDC)

US citizens who were in the DRC Under CDC's separate guidance, they can't board commercial flights to the US within 21 days of being in the DRC

US citizens who were in Uganda or South Sudan only Routed through designated US airports for enhanced screening

All air passengers to the US Must sign an attestation that they were not in the DRC in the 21 days before the flight. This is a different order and runs until 11:59 p.m. EST on 18 December 2026

Duration of the entry ban 30 days from 10 November 2026, to about 10 December

What travel sellers should do

Keep the 21-day question. For US-bound bookings, keep asking non-US passengers whether they were in the DRC, Uganda or South Sudan in the last 21 days. Nothing changes in practice from yesterday.

Don't rely on the ESTA or visa. A valid ESTA or visa does not exempt a covered traveller. Treat the order as a separate check at booking and at check-in.

Count transits. The test is physical presence in the last 21 days, so passengers who only transited a listed country can still be covered.

Remember the attestation. Every passenger on a flight to the US, from any country, still signs the DRC attestation until 18 December. See our attestation checklist.

Diary the next date. The next decision is due around 10 December, and the attestation order ends on 18 December unless it is extended. Check CDC's order page before changing any messaging.

Dates

18 May 2026: first CDC order. 22 May: amended, ending the exemption for lawful permanent residents.

3 November 2026: DRC attestation required for all US-bound air passengers.

10 November 2026, 5:00 p.m. Eastern: new 30-day entry suspension takes effect.

About 10 December 2026: entry suspension ends unless renewed (exact time to follow in the Federal Register).

18 December 2026, 11:59 p.m. EST: attestation order ends unless extended.

Sources

CDC: Order page and signed orders (updated 10 November 2026) verified 11 November 2026 · Federal Register: previous continuation, FR Doc 2026-21036, 15 Oct 2026 verified 11 November 2026 · Federal Register: attestation order, FR Doc 2026-21828, 27 Oct 2026 verified 11 November 2026

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Loris Mazloum

Founder, SimpleVisa

Loris Mazloum founded SimpleVisa and writes the coverage notes on this blog for airlines, OTAs, and other travel companies. Each note is checked against the government source named at the bottom before it publishes. SimpleVisa keeps requirement data for 190+ destinations and files applications where a government channel exists.