Ebola and Travel

Ebola Resources

updated: 14 November, 2014

CDC - Traveler's Health - Ebola

Ebola Guidance for Airlines

Travel Notices

Warning - Avoid nonessential travel: Ebola in Liberia
Warning - Avoid nonessential travel: Ebola in Guinea
Warning - Avoid nonessential travel: Ebola in Sierra Leone
Alert - Practice enhanced precautions: Ebola in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Additional Information Related to Travel

New! CDC and Frontier Airlines Announce Passenger Notification Underway
New! Enhanced Ebola Screening to Start at Five U.S. Airports and New Tracking Program for all People Entering U.S. from Ebola-affected Countries
- Joint Airport Screening Fact Sheet (English)
- Joint Airport Screening Fact Sheet (Spanish)
- Joint Airport Screening Fact Sheet (French)

Infographics for Travelers

Infographic: Going to West Africa?
- For travelers departing from US airports (use as posters or on electronic monitors)
Infographic: Recently in West Africa?
- For travelers coming into US airports (use as posters or on electronic monitors)

Airlines, Airports, and Ports of Entry

Ebola Outbreak: Airport, Border, & Port of Entry Resources for Use by International Partners
- Materials, including posters, cards, and handouts, to communicate with travelers entering and exiting at airports and other ports of entry and assist workers involved in screening passengers
Ebola Guidance for Airlines
- Information for airlines regarding stopping ill travelers from boarding, managing and reporting onboard sick travelers, protecting crew and passengers from infection, and cleaning the plane and disinfecting contaminated areas

Humanitarian Aid

Ebola Outbreak: Advice for Humanitarian Aid Organizations
Advice for Humanitarian Aid Workers Traveling to Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, or Sierra Leone during the Ebola Outbreak

Colleges and Universities

General Information about Ebola

Travel Industry Information Center

Ebola Outbreak: Airport, Border, & Port of Entry Resources for Use by International Partners

Air Travel Industry

Airline Guidance (on the CDC Quarantine website)

Reporting Death/Illness
Managing Ill Passengers/Crew
- New! Interim Guidance about Ebola Virus Infection for Airline Flight Crews, Cleaning Personnel, and Cargo Personnel
- Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Interim Guidance for Airline Crew: Report Ill Travelers on Flights Arriving to the United States
- Interim Guidance for Airline Crew: Report Ill Travelers on Flights Arriving to the United States from China
- CDC Guidance for Commercial Aircraft Operators: Measles

CDC Yellow Book Resources

Advice for Air Crews: Special pre-travel guidance for air crews and clinicians giving them pre-travel care
Air Travel: Information and considerations when traveling internationally by air

Associations and Organizations

The International Air Transport Association (IATA): Guidelines for airlines about health and safety and communicable diseases
International Civil Aviation Organization: Communicable disease/avian influenza guidelines

Cruise Ship Industry

Cruise Ship Guidance (on the CDC Quarantine website)

Reporting Death/Illness
Managing Ill Passengers/Crew
- Guidance for Cruise Ships on Varicella (Chickenpox) Management
- Guidance for Cruise Ships on Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) Management

Other CDC Resources

Cruise Ship Travel (from CDC Yellow Book): Information and considerations when traveling internationally by cruise ship
Vessel Sanitation Program
Green Sheet Report: List of sanitation inspection scores for specific cruise ships
Staying Healthy on a Cruise: Advice for cruise ship passengers

Associations and Organizations

Cruise Lines International Association: Organization for cruise lines, industry suppliers, and travel agents with information about cruise line regulations