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<p>Switzerland says patient is wife of Swiss diplomat and believed to have contracted virus while travelling in Uganda</p><p>Health officials across Africa are racing to determine how Nigeria’s first Ebola patient ⁠in more than a decade ⁠became infected, amid fears ​the outbreak could spread further after reaching a fourth African country.</p><p>The Swiss fo

Health officials are investigating whether Ebola patients in Kenya and Nigeria crossed paths at Uganda's main airport as conflicting accounts cloud the source of one infection.

Although the case is considered exceptional, investigators are working to determine how the infection occurred and whether the pathogen played a role in the patient’s death.

The Shamonda virus has been detected in a human for the first time, French health officials said. Authorities see no risk to the public, adding that the victim, who died in early October, was severely immunocompromised.

The Federal Government has confirmed an Ebola case in Abuja. Learn how the virus spreads, its symptoms, and the precautions Nigerians can take to prevent i Read More: https://punchng.com/ebola-how-nigerians-can-prevent-infection/