Swiss Woman with Ebola Evacuated from Nigeria Released After Recovery

A woman who tested positive for Ebola in Nigeria has been evacuated to Switzerland for treatment and has now been discharged from the hospital after recovering fully.

She left Geneva University Hospitals on Wednesday. Medical staff confirmed her recovery, as reported by Reuters on Thursday, which quoted a statement from the hospital.

The hospital said, "After the medical team confirmed her full recovery, the cantonal physician authorised the patient being treated for Ebola virus disease to leave the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) on 11 November 2026."

The woman, who was born in Uganda, and her husband, a Swiss diplomat, were flown from Nigeria to Switzerland on 26 October. The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, confirmed her evacuation.

She had returned to Abuja from Uganda on 3 October. She showed symptoms a few days later and was taken to a private health facility. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) was notified, and laboratory tests confirmed the infection on 20 October.

Nigeria Keeps Watch on Ebola

According to the NCDC’s latest Ebola situation dashboard, updated on 12 November with information from 11 November, there is one confirmed case, no deaths, and seven negative cases.

The dashboard also shows that 62 contacts linked to the confirmed case have been identified. Out of these, 52 have finished their mandatory 21-day follow-up, while 10 are still being monitored.

The NCDC mentioned that its response includes contact tracing, checking reported alerts, lab testing, infection prevention and control measures, and surveillance at Nigeria's entry points.

On 11 November, the NCDC stated that Nigeria had not recorded any new confirmed Ebola cases since the imported infection was reported.

The agency has advised healthcare workers to stay alert, ask patients about their travel and exposure histories, and quickly report any suspected cases to public health authorities.