Ebola Patient and Swiss Diplomat Flown from Nigeria to Switzerland

Swiss authorities reported that a woman infected with the Ebola virus and her husband, a Swiss diplomat, were transported from Nigeria to hospitals in Switzerland on Monday. The wife, who is Ugandan-born and based in Abuja, was receiving treatment for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola at Geneva University Hospitals.

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According to the South China Morning Post, Swiss authorities stated that a woman infected with the Ebola virus and her husband, a Swiss diplomat, were flown from Nigeria to hospitals in Switzerland on Monday.

The Ugandan-born wife of the diplomat, who was based in Abuja, was receiving treatment at Geneva University Hospitals for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola. This strain is associated with an outbreak that originated in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Furthermore, the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health indicated that the diplomat, who is considered a close contact, was placed in isolation at University Hospital Zurich.

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