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On October 26, Nigeria evacuated its first Ebola patient in over a decade via a medical flight from Abuja's Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, according to Arise TV. The patient is a Ugandan woman married to a Swiss diplomat stationed in Abuja. Nigerian and Swiss officials did not provide immediate comment on the evacuation.
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On October 26, 2026, Nigeria's first Ebola patient in over a decade was medically evacuated from the country. The patient is the Ugandan-born wife of a Swiss diplomat based in Abuja and was flown to Switzerland for treatment. Arise TV reported that her medical evacuation flight had departed from Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja on Monday morning.

Swiss authorities confirmed that the woman, who contracted the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola while visiting Uganda, is being treated at Geneva University Hospitals. Her husband, a Swiss diplomat considered a close contact, is under isolation at University Hospital Zurich. The evacuation comes amid concerns about how she may have contracted the virus without traveling to the Democratic Republic of Congo (D.R.C.), where the current outbreak originated.

The D.R.C.'s Health Ministry reported over 9,800 confirmed cases and more than 4,700 deaths since May 2026, making it the deadliest Ebola outbreak in the country's history. Additionally, a health worker was killed in an attack in eastern Tshopo province of the D.R.C., highlighting the ongoing challenges in containing the virus across four affected countries.

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Nigeria's Ebola patient flew out of the country on a medical evacuation flight on Monday morning, local station Arise TV reported.
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Nigeria's Ebola patient medically evacuated from country, Arise TV reports asserted
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Nigeria's Ebola patient flew out of the country on a medical evacuation flight on Monday morning, local station Arise TV reported. asserted
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The patient is the Ugandan-born wife of a Swiss diplomat based in Abuja and Nigeria's first Ebola case in more than a decade. asserted
patient → bear → decade
Arise TV said the woman's medical evacuation flight had departed from Abuja's Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport. asserted
flight → say → Airport
Nigerian health authorities and the Swiss foreign ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment. asserted
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