The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency has published a new set of rules updating temporary health measures for ports and airports, following the World Health Organization’s declaration of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

Normative Instruction 448/2026 establishes complementary monitoring protocols to prevent the disease from entering Brazil. The risk of importing Ebola is considered low, but the epidemiological situation demands active surveillance and a state of continued mobilization. The new regulation requires the display of informational materials about the disease in international arrival areas.

No specific health measures have been adopted for people, means of transport, cargo, or human remains at this stage. All measures align with WHO and Pan American Health Organization recommendations, neither of which advises international travel restrictions, border closures, or additional sanitary measures at points of entry outside the affected region.

The annex to the instruction lists all diseases currently classified as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. In addition to Ebola, these include measles and polio. Brazil eliminated measles in 2024, but because the virus still circulates in the Americas and imported cases have been detected, the agency has maintained the requirement for audio alerts on aircraft. For polio, no specific health measures at ports, airports, or borders are recommended.

Source: ANVISA Update