The government of India issued a travel advisory on Sunday, urging Indian nationals to avoid non-essential travel to countries affected by the Ebola outbreak. The guidelines were issued by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, forbading travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and South Sudan. The advisory came right after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the Ebola outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). “In light of the reported outbreaks of Ebola Disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, the World Health Organisation (WHO), under the International Health Regulations (IHR), 2005, on May 17, 2026, determined the situation to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC),” the ministry said in a statement on Sunday. #HealthForAll@WHO Declares #Ebola Outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern; Africa CDC Declares Public Health Emergency of Continental Security Government of India Advises Citizens to Avoid Non-Essential Travel to Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and... — Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) May 24, 2026 The advisory also pointed out that the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has also officially declared the ongoing outbreak of Bundibugyo strain Ebola Virus Disease affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda as a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS). No such cases in India In the statement, the ministry reiterated that India has not reported any case of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain. Further, on May 22, the IHR issued a temporary recommendation to strengthen disease surveillance at Points of Entry to "detect, assess, report and manage travellers with unexplained febrile illness arriving from areas with documented Bundibugyo virus detection" while also "discouraging travel to areas with documented Bundibugyo virus detection." The ministry noted that the countries bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, including South Sudan, are being considered to be at high risk of disease transmission. Interestingly, the statement came just hours after three Ebola cases were reported in Uganda, reflecting a fast-paced spread of the disease. Ebola Disease is a viral haemorrhagic fever caused by infection with the Bundibugyo virus strain of Ebola Virus. The disease has a high mortality rate. What is concerning is the fact that at present there are no vaccines or specific treatments that have been approved to prevent or treat Ebola Disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain.