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Travelers coming from DRC, South Sudan and Uganda to land at Dulles amid Ebola outbreak

Nbcwashington · · 110 words · By NBC Washington Staff
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What to know about Travelers coming from DRC, South Sudan and Uganda to land at Dulles amid Ebola outbreak

A draft Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memo obtained by NBC News directs commercial airline passengers who traveled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan or Uganda in the past 21 days to land at Dulles International Airport.

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What happened

A draft Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memo obtained by NBC News directs commercial airline passengers who traveled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan or Uganda in the past 21 days to land at Dulles International Airport.

Why it matters

The changes are for enhanced public safety measures, according to DHS.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “A draft Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memo obtained by NBC News directs commercial airline passengers who traveled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan or Uganda in the past 21 days to land at Dulles International Airport.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that travelers from the DRC, South Sudan, and Uganda are being funneled to Dulles International Airport to focus medical and public health resources in one place.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo or less often Zaire, is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is the second-largest …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Con…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During Donald Trump's second term as president of the United States, his administration has pursued a deportation policy generally described as "hardline", "maximalist", and as a "mass deportation" ca…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportation_in_the_second_Trum…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sub-Saharan Africa is the areas and regions of the continent of Africa that lie south of the Sahara. These include Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa. Geopolitically, in add…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sub-Saharan_Africa
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Claim 2: “The World Health Organization reports there are now more than 600 suspected Ebola cases amid the ongoing outbreak, and 139 people have died from the virus, mostly in the DRC.”
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Three independent web search results (including The Guardian and other news reports) specifically cite the WHO reporting more than 600 suspected cases and 139 deaths, mostly in the DRC.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers around 20% of Earth's la…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gorillas are large, primarily herbivorous, great apes that live in the tropical forests of equatorial Africa. The genus Gorilla is divided into two species: the eastern gorilla and the western gorilla…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ra's al Ghul (Arabic: رأس الغول, romanized: Raʾs al-Ġūl) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman. Created by editor…
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Claim 3: “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there are no confirmed cases of Ebola in the U.S.”
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Multiple sources, including the official CDC website and news reports, state that there are no confirmed cases of Ebola in the United States related to this outbreak.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ebola, also known as Ebola virus disease (EVD) and Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF), is a zoonotic viral hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates, caused by four of the six known ebolaviruses. Symp…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Four laboratory-confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease (commonly known as "Ebola") occurred in the United States in 2014. Eleven cases were reported, including these four cases and seven cases medical…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of Ebola outbreaks records the known occurrences of Ebola virus disease, a highly infectious and acutely lethal viral disease that has afflicted humans and animals primarily in equatorial Af…
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Claim 4: “The changes are for enhanced public safety measures, according to DHS.”
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A CDC statement explicitly mentions that the CDC, DHS, and other agencies implemented enhanced travel screening and public health measures to prevent Ebola from entering the US.
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web search NEUTRAL — Transportation Security Administration ... The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that has authority over the security…
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web search NEUTRAL — What to know On May 18, 2026, CDC, DHS, and other appropriate federal agencies implemented enhanced travel screening, entry restrictions, and public health measures to prevent Ebola disease from enter…
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web search NEUTRAL — As concerns grow about travel during these difficult and uncertain times, Washington Dulles International and Reagan National airports are closely monitoring the evolving government guidelines and hea…
https://www.flydulles.com/we-are-together
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