The United States, Mexico, and Canada issued a joint statement regarding “public health travel measures” amid the Ebola outbreak in Africa. “The United States, Mexico, and Canada have announced aligned public health travel measures for individuals coming from African regions at greatest risk from the Ebola virus. This coordinated approach aims to protect our citizens and the millions of visitors, fans, athletes, and tourists expected during the FIFA World Cup 2026, while maintaining travel and commerce across our borders,” the statement read. “The health and safety of every person in the region remains our highest priority as we welcome the world to North America,” it continued. Today, the United States, Mexico and Canada issued a statement on public health travel measures: https://t.co/rgs7VQXqba pic.twitter.com/5wGGBLh7jt — Foreign Policy CAN (@CanadaFP) May 28, 2026 The Hill shared further: The World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern on May 17 following an Ebola outbreak in Congo and neighboring Uganda after more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has temporarily barred lawful permanent residents and noncitizens who traveled to Congo, South Sudan or Uganda in the past 21 days from entering the country. Federal officials also implemented enhanced Ebola screenings at three airports: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport, and most recently, Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Passengers returning to the U.S. from the affected African countries are now required to enter through those three airports to undergo screenings before continuing to their final destinations. Meanwhile, members of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) national football team have to isolate for 21 days or risk being barred from entering the United States for the World Cup. Andrew Giuliani, the executive director of the White House Task Force for the World Cup, said the United States told FIFA, the Congolese national team, and the Congolese government that the team must maintain a bubble in Belgium, where it is currently training and scheduled to play two warm-up games. DRC is scheduled to play Portugal on June 17 in Houston, Texas. It will also play Uzbekistan on June 27 in Atlanta, Georgia. The team’s other group game will take place in Guadalajara, Mexico. African Team At Risk Of Missing World Cup Due To Ebola Outbreak More from Yahoo News: According to ESPN, all members of DRC’s team, as well as its coach, are based outside of the country. Giuliani said that any additional staff members would need to form “a separate bubble” from the team in order to join them in the U.S. “If they end up coming, and any of those people end up symptomatic, they are risking the entire team being able to come and compete in this World Cup,” Giuliani said. Ebola is a rare but serious disease that can be transmitted by the blood or body fluids of an infected person. Symptoms include fever, fatigue, muscle pain, headache and a sore throat, followed by vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Earlier this month, the World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak a global public health emergency after cases of the rare Bundibugyo strain of the virus were confirmed in DRC and neighboring Uganda. According to the WHO, there have been more than 900 suspected cases and 220 suspected deaths since the outbreak began. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday that the epidemic is spreading faster than health workers can contain it.