Riskline Ebola Outbreak Map: Monitoring Outbreak Risk and Travel Measures Worldwide
When authorities confirmed an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri province, initial attention focused on Central Africa. However, the impact quickly extended beyond the outbreak zone. Within days, governments across multiple continents had imposed entry bans, quarantine and health surveillance measures to avoid the spread of the virus.
We’ve been tracking every development. Since 16 May, our team has issued 181 alerts, published an advisory and monitored health-related measures affecting travellers worldwide.
Riskline Ebola Outbreak Map and other resources
To assist travellers, Riskline has developed an Ebola outbreak surveillance map. It helps identify affected countries and regions, allowing travellers, travel managers and organisations to assess risks, review relevant measures and adjust travel plans accordingly.
Additionally, Riskline offers other useful resources, such as Alerts, Advisories and Destination Reports. These tools provide comprehensive information on health measures, entry requirements and travel restrictions across various regions.
The Riskline Ebola Outbreak Map provides a single consolidated view of outbreak developments, travel restrictions and health screening measures worldwide.
26 countries with stricter travel measures
The DRC, Uganda and France are the only countries to have reported cases so far. France’s single case was imported from the DRC. As of 26 June, 25 countries and territories had implemented stricter travel measures in response to the Ebola outbreak, including entry bans, quarantine requirements, visa issuance suspension, border closures and wider transport disruptions. These measures continue to affect both direct travel and transit routes across Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas.
Travel restrictions or requirements are in place in:
Antigua & Barbuda
Bahrain
Barbados
Canada
Curaçao
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Haiti
India
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Macau
Mauritius
Mexico
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Sint Maarten
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
The Bahamas
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
United States of America
97 countries with health screening
We have also been tracking Ebola-related health screening measures at entry points worldwide. Common measures typically include thermal screening and health declaration forms.
According to Lorena Peña, Travel Team Lead at Riskline, “enhanced health screening could lead to delays, missed connections and potential secondary holds, even for travellers with no formal ban or quarantine to worry about. It’s worth pre-briefing anyone transiting through affected airports so they are not caught off-guard”.
Riskline’s Ebola surveillance map is regularly updated. As of 26 June, it covers 95 countries and territories:
Algeria
Angola
Antigua & Barbuda
Argentina
Australia
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
Bhutan
Botswana
Brazil
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Congo-Brazzaville
Côte d’Ivoire
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guatemala
Guinea
Honduras
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Jamaica
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kingdom of eSwatini
Kuwait
Liberia
Macau
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nepal
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay
Philippines
Russia
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Lucia
Sudan
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turks and Caicos
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Yemen
Vietnam
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Checklist for travel managers
Audit active itineraries touching the DRC, Uganda or South Sudan, including transits, against the current entry ban and quarantine matrix.
Verify ground evacuation plans for the DRC-based staff: both the Uganda land border and all DRC–Uganda flights are suspended.
Brief Korean national employees on the citizen travel ban to the restricted provinces of the DRC.
Plan for the 21-day window: staff returning from the region may face quarantine obligations at their home destination regardless of symptom status; coordinate with HR and line managers now.
Check visa processing capacity for US-visa-dependent staff in the DRC, Uganda and South Sudan: the US Embassy suspension means local processing is unavailable.
Track sub-national measures such as Kerala’s state-level quarantine: these will not always surface in national travel advisories.
A pattern of recurrence
This is the 17th Ebola outbreak declared in the DRC. The country’s previous outbreak occurred less than a year ago in Kasai province in September 2025. For travel managers with sustained programme exposure to Central and East Africa, Ebola response capability should be embedded in standard operating procedures. That means pre-approved rerouting options, standing quarantine protocols and intelligence feeds that detect restriction changes before they disrupt itineraries rather than after.
The outbreak has been attributed to the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, for which no approved vaccine currently exists. This makes personal protective measures the primary risk reduction tool for travellers in the region. Pre-travel briefings should cover hand hygiene, avoidance of contact with symptomatic individuals and their remains, and the importance of not handling bushmeat or live animals. Travellers should be advised to identify suitable medical facilities before departure and to report any symptoms immediately upon return from the region.
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