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Nigeria evacuates only confirmed Ebola case to Switzerland

editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews) · Africanews

Published 26 Oct 2026, 11:53 pm·1 h ago·1 min read

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The only confirmed case in Nigeria of Africa's latest deadly Ebola outbreak was evacuated Monday by air from Abuja, the capital, to Switzerland, where she has citizenship. Nigeria has stepped up contact-tracing and screenings at airports.

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Ebola Outbreak Widens as Kenya and Nigeria Confirm Bundibugyo Strain Cases

Kenya's caseload has risen to nine while Nigeria has detected its first infection, expanding a regional outbreak that began in DR Congo.

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