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Nigeria declares zero active Ebola cases after evacuation

By Drooid · Oct 27, 2026, 2:24 PM UTC · How we work

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Nigeria Evacuates Ebola

Nigeria evacuated its Ebola index patient and husband to Switzerland, leaving zero active cases.
WHO Regional Director Mohamed Janabi confirmed Nigeria has no Ebola cases after the evacuation.
Swiss authorities will treat the patient at Geneva University Hospital and monitor her husband, contact 53.
Nigeria will monitor 52 contacts.
Nigeria could declare the outbreak over by December 7 2026 after a 42-day case-free period.

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Nigeria Evacuates Ebola

Nigeria evacuated its Ebola index patient and husband to Switzerland, leaving zero active cases.
WHO Regional Director Mohamed Janabi confirmed Nigeria has no Ebola cases after the evacuation.
Swiss authorities will treat the patient at Geneva University Hospital and monitor her husband, contact 53.
Nigeria will monitor 52 contacts.
Nigeria could declare the outbreak over by December 7 2026 after a 42-day case-free period.

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