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Nigeria Evacuates Ebola Index Patient to Switzerland, Monitors 53 Contacts

By Drooid · Oct 26, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC · How we work

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Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate evacuated the Ebola index patient to Switzerland on Monday.
The patient, wife of a Swiss diplomat, traveled with her asymptomatic spouse.
Pate said she was stable, conscious, communicating, and her lab results neared baseline, though she remained potentially infectious.
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control listed 53 contacts, up from 44, and will continue monitoring them.

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Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate evacuated the Ebola index patient to Switzerland on Monday.
The patient, wife of a Swiss diplomat, traveled with her asymptomatic spouse.
Pate said she was stable, conscious, communicating, and her lab results neared baseline, though she remained potentially infectious.
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control listed 53 contacts, up from 44, and will continue monitoring them.