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Travelers' Health Search Submit Travelers' Health Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Syndicate Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease in Ituri and Nord-Kivu Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Level 4 - Avoid All Travel Level 3 - Reconsider Nonessential Travel Level 2 - Practice Enhanced Precautions Level 1 - Practice Usual Precautions Key points CDC recommends avoiding all travel to Ituri and Nord-Kivu (North-Kivu) provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) due to the current Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak (see map) unless traveling for humanitarian aid or emergency response. CDC recommends avoiding nonessential travel to Haut-Uélé and Tshopo provinces in the DRC. CDC recommends practicing enhanced precautions for travel to all other provinces that do not include Ituri, Nord-Kivu, Haut-Uélé, or Tshopo provinces in the DRC. To reduce the risk of Ebola importation into the United States, U.S. entry for travelers who were recently in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is temporarily restricted. Travelers, including Americans, who have been in the DRC within 21 days of their flight will not be allowed to board commercial flights with U.S. destinations. All U.S. citizens and U.S. nationals who have been in the DRC should plan to remain outside the DRC for 21 days before entering the United States. U.S. citizens and U.S. nationals who have been present in Uganda or South Sudan (and not present in DRC) within 21 days of arrival in the United States must only enter through designated airports for enhanced screening. Please review the CDC’s information on what travelers need to know about returning to the United States from DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan for the list of designated airports and for health information about Ebola. Americans who need consular assistance can visit Additional Consular Information for Americans Regarding the Ebola Outbreak or call the Department of State: +1-202-501-4444 (from abroad) +1-888-407-4747 (from the U.S. and Canada) If you must travel to Ituri or Nord-Kivu (North Kivu) provinces , you should:
Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) is a rare and potentially deadly type of viral hemorrhagic fever. BVD is caused by Bundibugyo virus, a type of Ebola virus. BVD has caused two previous outbreaks, one in Uganda in 2007 and one in DRC in 2012.
BVD is spread by contact with the blood or bodily fluids of a person who is infected with or has died from BVD. It is also spread by contact with contaminated objects (such as clothing, bedding, needles, and medical equipment), or by contact with animals, such as bats and nonhuman primates, that are infected with BVD.
Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle pain, weakness, diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain, and unexplained bleeding or bruising (a late stage of illness).
There are no vaccines or specific treaments approved to prevent or treat BVD. Early supportive care improves the chance of survival .