By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Leadership
The Ebola patient in Nigeria, the Ugandan wife of a Swiss diplomat, is believed to have contracted the virus during a stay in Uganda about two weeks earlier. The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs told Reuters that she had been receiving treatment at a private clinic in Abuja for nearly a week, while her husband has been isolated without symptoms.
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The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo surpasses 4,000 deaths and 8,500 cases, while measures are being taken in Kenya and other countries.
23 OctWHO still investigating source of Ebola infection in Nigeria23 OctEbola in Kenya: nine contacts tracked after shared flight23 OctNigeria’s Ebola patient may have been infected in Uganda, Switzerland saysHealth authorities are trying to determine where the Nigerian patient contracted Ebola after Switzerland said she had not travelled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The woman, the Ugandan wife of a Swiss diplomat based in Abuja, may have been infected in Uganda, where she stayed for two weeks, according to Swiss authorities and health bodies cited by Sowetan.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Sowetan ·
Switzerland says the Ebola patient in Nigeria is the wife of a Swiss diplomat and may have contracted the virus during a stay in Uganda. The WHO says the origin of the infection remains uncertain as investigators retrace her movements, according to Swiss authorities and the WHO.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Businessday ·
The Ebola patient in Nigeria and her husband, a Swiss diplomat based in Abuja, did not travel to DR Congo, the Swiss foreign ministry said. The statement contradicts Ugandan authorities’ account of her itinerary, while the WHO and African health agencies say they have not confirmed travel to DR Congo, reports Reuters.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: TimesLIVE ·
The Ebola patient in Abuja is showing a marked improvement in her laboratory results and could make a full recovery, Nigerian Health Minister Ali Pate said. The authorities are maintaining isolation, contact tracing and surveillance to prevent community transmission, according to the federal government.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Daily Post ·
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Fire kills five family members in OuméFive members of the same family, including three children aged between 3 and 7, died in a fire in Oumé, Ivory Coast. The fire broke out in the Zinta district on the night of 22 to 23 October 2026, and an investigation has been opened to determine its cause, according to 7info.The week in Africa
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