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Ebola patient is being brought to Switzerland
Keystone-SDA
Bern ,October 26, 2026 - 10:09
The Swiss woman infected with the Ebola virus in Nigeria is being transferred to Switzerland for treatment. She was flown out of the Nigerian capital, Abuja, on Monday morning, Nigerian Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate announced on X.
The patient's condition had improved significantly. She was stable, conscious, and responsive. Her lab results had also returned to near normal, Pate wrote.
The woman and her husband were also flown out of the country. He continues to show no symptoms. Despite her improved condition, the patient may still be contagious. Therefore, strict protective measures are being observed. The Nigerian Minister of Health promised further information on Monday afternoon, after the patient and her husband had arrived safely at their destination.
The Federal Office of Public Health (BAG) did not initially confirm the information when contacted by the Keystone-SDA news agency.
Since 2019, Switzerland has had two reference hospitals equipped for the treatment of diseases such as Ebola: the University Hospital Zurich (USZ) and the University Hospital Geneva (HUG).
To date, two people who contracted Ebola in Africa have been treated in Switzerland. In 1995, a Swiss anthropologist was treated in Switzerland after contracting Ebola while working with monkeys in Africa. In 2014, a Cuban doctor was admitted to Geneva University Hospital (HUG). He had contracted the virus during a relief mission in Sierra Leone and was part of a medical team fighting the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. Both patients survived, according to the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH).
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A Swiss woman infected with Ebola is repatriated from Nigeria
A Swiss woman infected with the Ebola virus in Nigeria was repatriated to Switzerland on Monday for treatment. She left Abuja by plane Monday morning, the Nigerian health minister said.
This content was published on October 26, 2026 - 10:34
(Keystone-ATS) The patient's condition has improved significantly, Muhammad Ali Pate wrote on X. She was stable, conscious, and responsive, and her test results were approaching normal levels. Her husband, who remains asymptomatic, is with her. A risk of contagion persists, necessitating strict protective measures.
When contacted by Keystone-ATS, the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) initially did not confirm this information. The university hospitals in Zurich and Geneva are equipped to treat Ebola. Two people infected in Africa have already been treated in Switzerland, in 1995 and 2014. Both survived.
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Ebola patient is being brought to Switzerland
Keystone-SDA
Bern ,October 26, 2026 - 10:09
The Swiss woman infected with the Ebola virus in Nigeria is being transferred to Switzerland for treatment. She was flown out of the Nigerian capital, Abuja, on Monday morning, Nigerian Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate announced on X.
The patient's condition had improved significantly. She was stable, conscious, and responsive. Her lab results had also returned to near normal, Pate wrote.
The woman and her husband were also flown out of the country. He continues to show no symptoms. Despite her improved condition, the patient may still be contagious. Therefore, strict protective measures are being observed. The Nigerian Minister of Health promised further information on Monday afternoon, after the patient and her husband had arrived safely at their destination.
The Federal Office of Public Health (BAG) did not initially confirm the information when contacted by the Keystone-SDA news agency.
Since 2019, Switzerland has had two reference hospitals equipped for the treatment of diseases such as Ebola: the University Hospital Zurich (USZ) and the University Hospital Geneva (HUG).
To date, two people who contracted Ebola in Africa have been treated in Switzerland. In 1995, a Swiss anthropologist was treated in Switzerland after contracting Ebola while working with monkeys in Africa. In 2014, a Cuban doctor was admitted to Geneva University Hospital (HUG). He had contracted the virus during a relief mission in Sierra Leone and was part of a medical team fighting the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. Both patients survived, according to the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH).
Schweizer Ebola-Patientin wird in die Schweiz gebracht | Nau.ch
Die mit dem Ebola-Virus infizierte Schweizerin in Nigeria wird zur Behandlung in die Schweiz gebracht. Sie sei am Montagmorgen von der nigerianischen Hauptstadt Abuja aus ausgeflogen worden, teilte Nigerias Gesundheitsminister Muhammad Ali Pate auf X mit.
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A Swiss woman infected with Ebola is repatriated from Nigeria
A Swiss woman infected with the Ebola virus in Nigeria was repatriated to Switzerland on Monday for treatment. She left Abuja by plane Monday morning, the Nigerian health minister said.
This content was published on October 26, 2026 - 10:34
(Keystone-ATS) The patient's condition has improved significantly, Muhammad Ali Pate wrote on X. She was stable, conscious, and responsive, and her test results were approaching normal levels. Her husband, who remains asymptomatic, is with her. A risk of contagion persists, necessitating strict protective measures.
When contacted by Keystone-ATS, the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) initially did not confirm this information. The university hospitals in Zurich and Geneva are equipped to treat Ebola. Two people infected in Africa have already been treated in Switzerland, in 1995 and 2014. Both survived.
