Health authorities across India have intensified surveillance and quarantine measures after two suspected Ebola cases were reported in Bengaluru and Ahmedabad in May 2026. The developments have prompted heightened screening at airports and increased monitoring of travellers arriving from Ebola-affected regions in Africa.
India has intensified health surveillance at airports after a fresh outbreak of the Ebola virus disease in Central Africa raised international concern. The advisory comes following reports of infections linked to the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and nearby regions.
