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File · Ebola in Nigeria: investigation and care
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Ebola in Nigeria: scientific inquiry announced as patient moves to Switzerland

Africa CDC plans a scientific mission to Nigeria to investigate the source of an Ebola infection, Reuters reports on 26 October 2026. The patient was transferred that day to Geneva University Hospitals, according to their statement.

Electron micrograph of an Ebola virus from 1976. Thematic illustration; this image is not from the patient or the 2026 analyses.
Electron micrograph of an Ebola virus from 1976. Thematic illustration; this image is not from the patient or the 2026 analyses. — CDC / Dr. Frederick A. Murphy — domaine public — micrographie de 1976, redimensionnement uniquement

Genetic similarity to the virus in Kenya's first case does not prove direct transmission, Jean Kaseya tells Reuters. The chain of infection remains undetermined.

The Geneva hospitals describe the patient's condition as stable. Her husband, treated as a contact, is isolated in Zurich. The medical transfer does not resolve the epidemiological inquiry.

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