Immigration Controls: Ebola
2026-05-17 · Home Office · 1896 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support border and immigration officials to deal with people coming to the UK with possible cases of the Ebola virus.
Answer
The current Ebola outbreak poses a low risk to the UK population. Border Force officers adhere to Home Office Communicable Disease guidance, which outlines the most common infections that may be acquired from animals, plants, and other sources. In the eve...