Nigeria evacuated its only confirmed Ebola patient to Switzerland
Nigeria evacuated its only confirmed Ebola case in the current outbreak, a 42-year-old Ugandan-born woman, from Abuja to Switzerland on Monday. Nigerian Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate said her condition had improved and she was stable, but said she may still be infectious. Her Swiss diplomat husband accompanied her and had no symptoms; Switzerland will take over her care.
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Nigeria evacuated its only confirmed case in the current Ebola outbreak to Switzerland by air from Abuja on Monday, Nigerian Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate said. The patient, a 42-year-old Ugandan-born woman and wife of a Swiss diplomat based in Abuja, traveled with her husband, who has shown no symptoms. Pate said her condition had improved significantly: she was stable, conscious and communicating, and her laboratory results were nearing baseline. He cautioned that the improvement did not mean she was no longer infectious, and said strict protocols remained in place. World Health Organization regional director for Africa Mohamed Janabi said the evacuation was arranged because the couple are Swiss citizens. Switzerland will take over the woman’s care and monitor her husband, while Nigerian authorities continue monitoring people who had contact with her.
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- Reuters — Nigeria's Ebola patient on medical evacuation flight to Switzerland, condition stable | Reuters
- Asharq Al-Awsat — Nigeria Evacuates Ebola Patient to Switzerland
- ABC News — Swiss Ebola patient in Nigeria evacuated to Switzerland - ABC News
- BBC News — Ebola in Nigeria: FG evacuate patient to Switzerland afta 10billion naira emergency funding - BBC News Pidgin
- tanzaniatimes.net — Nigeria evacuates the country's first Ebola Victim to Switzerland
- swissinfo.ch — Swiss Ebola patient in Nigeria evacuated to Switzerland - SWI swissinfo.ch
- africanews.com — Nigeria evacuates Ebola patient to Switzerland, tracks 53 contacts
Verifier’s note
Reuters, Tanzania Times, Asharq Al-Awsat, SWI swissinfo.ch, ABC News, Africanews, and BBC News Pidgin report that the patient was evacuated by air to Switzerland and was stable or improved. These are reports of the current event; Africanews repeats Asharq Al-Awsat’s AFP report.