# IOM describes South Sudan’s Ebola screening at four border points

> The UN migration agency says frontline teams screen travellers and raise awareness as South Sudan prepares for possible Ebola importation; the country had no confirmed case in the report.

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- Published: 2026-10-06T17:11:51+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-07T05:58:44+03:00
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The International Organization for Migration described Ebola preparedness work at Juba airport and the Nimule, Kaya and Lasu border crossings. Health workers screen travellers, identify people who may need referral and share prevention information with communities along the routes.

IOM reported that about 700,000 travellers had been screened in the first two months of the response and nearly half a million people had been reached with awareness work. South Sudan had recorded no confirmed Ebola virus disease case at the time of the report. The screening figures describe preparedness activity, not detected infections.

## Data

### IOM describes South Sudan’s Ebola screening at four border points

The UN migration agency says frontline teams screen travellers and raise awareness as South Sudan prepares for possible Ebola importation; the country had no confirmed case in the report.

Methodology: Reported figure as stated by the primary source; rounded qualifiers are preserved.

| label | value | unit | period | basis | value_qualifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travellers screened | 700000 | people | 2026-10-06 | estimate | approximate |

Sources: <https://southsudan.un.org/en/323876-first-case-frontline-workers-helping-south-sudan-prepare-ebola> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/south-sudan-iom-border-health-workers-ebola-preparedness/data/south-sudan-iom-border-health-workers-ebola-prep-m1?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/south-sudan-iom-border-health-workers-ebola-preparedness/data/south-sudan-iom-border-health-workers-ebola-prep-m1?lang=en&format=csv)

### IOM describes South Sudan’s Ebola screening at four border points

The UN migration agency says frontline teams screen travellers and raise awareness as South Sudan prepares for possible Ebola importation; the country had no confirmed case in the report.

Methodology: Reported figure as stated by the primary source; rounded qualifiers are preserved.

| label | value | unit | period | basis | value_qualifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People reached with awareness | 500000 | people | 2026-10-06 | estimate | approximate |

Sources: <https://southsudan.un.org/en/323876-first-case-frontline-workers-helping-south-sudan-prepare-ebola> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/south-sudan-iom-border-health-workers-ebola-preparedness/data/south-sudan-iom-border-health-workers-ebola-prep-m2?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/south-sudan-iom-border-health-workers-ebola-preparedness/data/south-sudan-iom-border-health-workers-ebola-prep-m2?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [United Nations in South Sudan / International Organization for Migration](<https://southsudan.un.org/en/323876-first-case-frontline-workers-helping-south-sudan-prepare-ebola>) (Source checked: 2026-10-06; Published: 2026-10-06)

## Correction history

- 2026-10-07T00:52:44+03:00: German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article.
- 2026-10-07T05:58:44+03:00: Data classification added: each figure now carries a measure identifier with its unit, geography, frequency and type. No figure, unit or date changed.

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