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CDC Expands Ebola Entry Screening to Atlanta Airport
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began enhanced public health screening for travelers arriving from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and Uganda at Washington-Dulles International Airport on May 20, 2026. Screening operations expanded to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on May 22, 2026.
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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expanded enhanced public health entry screening for Ebola to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport effective May 22, 2026, at 11:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time. Screening at Washington-Dulles International Airport began at 11:59 PM on May 20, 2026.
Travelers who have been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, or Uganda within 21 days before arrival in the United States are escorted to a designated screening area. They answer public health questions and may receive additional assessment.
Protection system operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week to conduct these screenings. Hartsfield-Jackson previously conducted enhanced entry screening and maintains established operational procedures. Enhanced screening forms one part of CDC’s layered approach that also includes overseas exit screening, airline illness reporting, and post-arrival monitoring.
The agency stated that these measures help slow potential disease spread into the United States.
