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Woman with Ebola in Nigeria Confirmed as Wife of Swiss Diplomat

WHO says the patient is improving in isolation as investigators examine whether the Bundibugyo strain is linked to other recent Ebola cases.

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The woman, a 42-year-old Ugandan-born national who lives in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, tested positive for the virus on 20 October.

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A Swiss woman, the wife of a staff member at the Embassy in Abuja, is a patient who contracted Ebola in Nigeria, the Swiss Foreign Ministry said.

GENEVA/ABUJA - The first person infected with Ebola in Nigeria is a Swiss woman and the wife of an employee of the Swiss embassy in Abuja, the foreign ministry in Bern announced on Friday, AFP reports.

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SWI swissinfo.ch broke the news in Bern, Switzerland on Friday, October 23, 2026.
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