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Nigeria evacuates first Ebola patient in over a decade to Switzerland
Nigeria has no active Ebola cases following the medical evacuation of the country’s index patient and her husband to Switzerland, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The patient, a 42-year-old Swiss citizen born in Uganda and wife of a Swiss diplomat, was stabilized by Nigerian medical teams after being diagnosed with the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has activated its highest level of the National Incident Management System. While the patient and her asymptomatic husband have been moved to Switzerland for continued care, Nigerian authorities are monitoring 52 remaining contacts.
To investigate the source of the infection, the Africa CDC is deploying a team of scientists to Abuja. Researchers are examining potential transmission routes, including a possible connection to a recent case in Kenya, as the patient’s travel records indicate she did not visit the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the current epicenter of the outbreak. The patient had traveled through Uganda’s Entebbe International Airport in early October.
Entities
Africa CDC · Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention · Bundibugyo virus · Jean Kaseya · Mohamed Janabi · Muhammad Ali Pate · Nigeria · Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention · World Health Organization
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- [● 4 SOURCES] A patient with Ebola was evacuated from Nigeria to Switzerland via medical aircraft. www.businessdaily.gr · viaranews.com · www.real.gr · www.rmf24.pl
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Switzerland has two university hospitals equipped to treat Ebola, located in Zurich and Geneva. www.rmf24.pl
- [● 4 SOURCES] The patient's clinical condition is stable, she is conscious, and can communicate. www.businessdaily.gr · viaranews.com · www.real.gr · www.rmf24.pl
- [● 3 SOURCES] The patient's husband was evacuated with her and shows no symptoms. www.businessdaily.gr · www.real.gr · www.rmf24.pl
- [● 4 SOURCES] Travel documents confirm the patient did not visit the Democratic Republic of the Congo. www.businessdaily.gr · www.real.gr · www.origo.hu · nairametrics.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Two previous Ebola patients treated in Switzerland in 1995 and 2014 both survived. www.rmf24.pl
- [● 6 SOURCES] This is the first confirmed Ebola case in Nigeria in more than ten years. www.businessdaily.gr · viaranews.com · www.real.gr · www.origo.hu · nairametrics.com · +1 more
- [● 8 SOURCES] The patient is the wife of a Swiss diplomat residing in Abuja. www.businessdaily.gr · viaranews.com · www.real.gr · www.rmf24.pl · www.origo.hu · +3 more
- [● 2 SOURCES] The Africa CDC is deploying scientists to Nigeria to investigate the source of the infection. nairametrics.com · www.origo.hu
- [DISPUTED] Nigeria is monitoring 52 contacts related to the case. solacebase.com · www.ghanamma.com · newtelegraphng.com · theglittersonline.com.ng
- [● 4 SOURCES] Nigeria currently has no active Ebola cases following the evacuation of the index patient. solacebase.com · www.ghanamma.com · newtelegraphng.com · www.jamaicaobserver.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] The patient’s husband is identified as contact number 53. solacebase.com · newtelegraphng.com · theglittersonline.com.ng