Amid the rapidly escalating international Ebola outbreak, Taiwan CDC raises Travel Health Notice for the DRC and Uganda to Level 3: Warning, strengthens cross-agency border control measures, and requires 21-day self-health management for travelers with relevant travel history

Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (Taiwan CDC) stated today (May 27) that the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda—which was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization (WHO) on May 17, 2026—has escalated rapidly and grown increasingly severe in recent days. In addition to the outbreak hotspot in Ituri Province of the DRC, cases have also been reported in North Kivu Province, South Kivu Province, and neighboring Uganda, indicating continued geographic spread. As of May 24, the DRC had reported 112 confirmed cases (including 11 deaths) and 906 suspected cases (including 223 suspected deaths). A U.S. citizen was also confirmed to have contracted the virus following exposure at a local healthcare facility. Meanwhile, Uganda has also reported 7 confirmed cases (including 1 death), all of which are highly epidemiologically linked to the outbreak in the DRC. Taiwan CDC stated that Taiwan has strengthened cross-agency border control measures effective immediately, including enhanced surveillance and screening at ports of entry, to reduce the risk of EVD importation. For trav...