Swiss Ebola Patient Repatriated From Nigeria
Health officials said the patient improved clinically but could still be infectious as 53 contacts were being monitored for 21 days.
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Swiss Ebola patient repatriated from Nigeria
The patient, the 42-year-old wife of a Swiss embassy staff worker based in the capital Abuja, had been travelling in Uganda with her husband before returning to Nigeria. "A woman infected with Ebola is currently being treated at Geneva University Hospital (HUG). Her husband, identified as a close contact, is in isolation at Zurich University Hospital (USZ)," the Swiss health ministry said in a statement. "This situation does not pose any risk to…
Nigeria: Ebola - Nigeria's Index Patient Evacuated to Switzerland, Health Minister Confirms
In a post on his official X account on Monday, Mr Pate said the patient's condition had improved significantly but warned that she could still be infectious, despite the improvement in her clinical condition and laboratory test results.
The Swiss Foreign Ministry and Uganda's Health Ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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