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Nigeria’s Ebola index patient and her spouse have safely arrived in Switzerland for treatment, as health authorities continue to monitor 52 contacts at hom Read More: https://punchng.com/ebola-patient-arrives-switzerland-contact-tracing-continues/
A Swiss woman being treated for Ebola in Nigeria has been medically evacuated to Switzerland with her husband.
Profissionais de saúde na linha de frente da resposta ao Ebola na República Democrática do Congo REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/Foto de arquivo Jovens mataram um enfermeiro veterano que tratava pacientes com Ebola no leste do Congo e outros profissionais de saúde estavam abrigados sob proteção policial, informaram autoridades de saúde nesta segunda-feira (26)
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The Minister of Health, Muhammad Pate, says Nigeria could be declared Ebola-free by December 7, 2026, if no new cases are confirmed within 42 days. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-may-be-ebola-free-in-december-minister/
<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2148,w_3806/743692' alt='Nigeria's Index Ebola patient is taken on a medical evacuation flight to Switzerland from Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, in Abuja, Nigeria October 26, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video. (photo credit
<img style="float: right" src="https://i.ds.at/n0C5gA/rs:fill:150:0/plain/lido-images/2026/10/26/b0018602-a36c-480c-ba40-7ebb27ad839d.jpg">Die Schweizerin ist die Ehefrau eines Mitarbeiters der schweizerischen Botschaft in Nigeria. Ihr Ehemann befindet sich in Zürich in Isolation
A woman being treated for Ebola in Nigeria has been medically evacuated to Switzerland, authorities say.
Twenty contacts of Kenya’s first imported Ebola case have been released from quarantine after completing a 21-day monitoring period without symptoms. Read More: https://punchng.com/kenya-releases-20-ebola-contacts-after-21-days-in-quarantine/
The Kano State Centre for Disease Control has conducted a simulation exercise for health workers to test the state’s preparedness for a possible Ebola outb Read More: https://punchng.com/ebola-kano-holds-simulation-exercise-for-health-workers/
<img src="https://www.srf.ch/static/cms/images//320ws/ab4e4a.webp" hspace="5" align="left" >Der nigerianische Gesundheitsminister und die Rega haben die Ausreise der Patientin bestätigt. Ihr Zustand sei stabil.
Former boxing champion Peter Oboh has urged Governor Sanwo-Olu to clean up human waste on the Oshodi-Apapa highway, warning of public health risks like Ebo Read More: https://punchng.com/ebola-help-clean-up-oshodi-apapa-highway-ex-boxing-champ-begs-sanwo-olu/
The WHO says Nigeria has no active Ebola cases following the medical evacuation of an infected Swiss patient and her husband to Switzerland for treatment. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-has-no-active-ebola-cases-after-patients-evacuation-who/
The Yobe State Government has activated its public health emergency response system following an imported case of Ebola in Nigeria, assuring residents. Read More: https://punchng.com/yobe-activates-emergency-response-over-ebola-assures-residents/
Au Kenya, aucun nouveau cas d'Ebola n'a été recensé dimanche. Un premier groupe de personnes placées en quarantaine a même pu quitter l'hôpital après 21 jours d'isolement. Après deux décès, sept personnes sont toujours prises en charge, tandis que de nombreuses autres attendent encore de pouvoir sortir de quarantaine. Pour l'instant, le virus semble contenu,
Erstmals seit zwölf Jahren ist ein Mensch in Nigeria an Ebola erkrankt. Via Spezialflugzeug wurde die Patientin in die Schweiz ausgeflogen. Fachleute rätseln, wo und wie sie sich angesteckt hat.
The WHO says Nigeria is now Ebola-free following the medical evacuation of an infected Swiss patient and her husband to Switzerland, a health official says Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-ebola-free-after-patients-evacuation-to-switzerland-who/
Nigeria’s Minister of Health has confirmed the evacuation of the country’s first imported Ebola patient from Abuja to Switzerland along with her spouse. Read More: https://punchng.com/video-nigeria-flies-out-ebola-patient-via-air-ambulance-report/
<img src="https://www.srf.ch/static/cms/images//320ws/ab4e4a.webp" hspace="5" align="left" >Der nigerianische Gesundheitsminister und die Rega haben die Ausreise der Patientin bestätigt. Ihr Zustand sei stabil.
Read the latest on Nigeria’s Ebola response as contacts reach 53, the IG’s proposal for 200% police gratuity, and other top stories from PUNCH. Read More: https://punchng.com/morning-recap-ebola-contacts-hit-53-ig-seeks-200-gratuity-other-top-stories/
SDP presidential candidate, Adewole Adebayo, has warned against any attempt to cancel campaigns or shift the 2027 general election over the Ebola outbreak. Read More: https://punchng.com/ebola-sdp-presidential-candidate-warns-against-shifting-2027-elections/
The attack in eastern Dr Congo is the latest on health workers and responders to the deadly Ebola outbreak.
The Federal Government plans to equip Ebola treatment centres in states as the number of identified contacts linked to Nigeria’s confirmed case rises to 53 Read More: https://punchng.com/ebola-fg-plans-state-treatment-centres-as-contacts-hit-53/
The Lagos State Government is boosting Ebola screening and surveillance at its international airport after an imported case was confirmed in Abuja. Read More: https://punchng.com/ebola-lasg-boosts-airport-screening-surveillance/
The Lagos State Government has intensified Ebola surveillance and preparedness measures, urging residents to remain calm and vigilant after a case in Abuja Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-steps-up-ebola-surveillance-urges-calm/
Read the latest news as the FG approves a N100,000 weekly Ebola stipend for contacts and gospel singer Tope Alabi threatens a lawsuit over death claims. Read More: https://punchng.com/evening-recap-fg-approves-ebola-stipend-tope-alabi-threatens-lawsuit-other-top-stories/
Kampala says country is Ebola free, but Swiss authorities believe a woman diagnosed in Nigeria was infected in Uganda.
Autorităţile americane introduc o nouă măsură de sănătate publică pentru prevenirea răspândirii Ebola. Începând din 3 noiembrie, toţi pasagerii zborurilor internaţionale cu destinaţia Statele Unite vor trebui să semneze o declaraţie prin care confirmă că nu au fost în Republica Democratică Congo în ultimele 21 de zile. Obligaţia se aplică indiferent de ţara
The NCDC has approved a N100,000 weekly payment for Ebola contacts in the FCT to support them during isolation and ensure compliance with monitoring. Read More: https://punchng.com/breaking-ebola-ncdc-approves-n100000-weekly-payment-for-contacts/
Following a confirmed imported Ebola case in Nigeria, virologists have urged healthcare workers to maintain a high index of suspicion for the disease. Read More: https://punchng.com/ebola-health-workers-must-maintain-high-index-of-suspicion-experts-declare/
Renowned virologists urge Nigerians to embrace hygiene as a case of the Bundibugyo Ebola virus, which has no approved vaccine or treatment, is confirmed. Read More: https://punchng.com/ebola-virologists-urge-nigerians-to-embrace-hygiene-as-current-strain-defies-treatment/
Après le Kenya où un deuxième décès a été annoncé, vendredi 23 octobre, Ebola est arrivé au Nigeria. Une enquête est en cours pour déterminer son origine. Selon le ministère nigérian de la Santé, des analyses génétiques montrent un lien entre le virus de la patiente et celui identifié chez le premier patient atteint d’Ebola au Kenya. L’annonce a été faite, v
The Bayelsa State Government has said there is no confirmed case of Ebola in the state, assuring residents that measures are being taken to prevent its spr Read More: https://punchng.com/ebola-no-confirmed-case-in-bayelsa-commissioner/
Para pejabat kesehatan di Republik Demokratik Kongo telah meluncurkan uji coba vaksin Ebola baru untuk membendung ...
Epidemia de Ebola din Republica Democratică Congo se extinde în Africa, după confirmarea unor cazuri în Kenya și Nigeria. În timp ce autoritățile sanitare încearcă să limiteze răspândirea virusului, experții europeni au reevaluat riscurile pentru populația UE, inclusiv pentru România. ECDC estimează că pericolul rămâne foarte scăzut, dar recomandă pregătirea
Read the latest on Nigeria’s Ebola screening, a looming petrol price hike, the Lagos building collapse, and a WHO vaccine trial in DR Congo. Read More: https://punchng.com/morning-recap-ebola-updates-looming-petrol-price-hike-lagos-building-collapse-other-top-stories/
Virus Ebola telah menyebar ke delapan dari 26 provinsi di Republik Demokratik Kongo dan hampir 3,5 juta orang di ...
The Ugandan Ministry of Health says a traveller who tested positive for Bundibugyo virus in Nigeria did not show symptoms before departing the country. Read More: https://punchng.com/ebola-traveller-had-no-symptoms-before-leaving-uganda-govt/
The WHO has started the first clinical trial of an Ebola vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain during the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read More: https://punchng.com/who-begins-ebola-vaccine-trial-in-dr-congo/
Nigeria’s Health Minister, Muhammad Pate, says genomic analysis shows the country’s confirmed Ebola case is closely related to the virus found in Kenya. Read More: https://punchng.com/ebola-nigerias-case-linked-to-kenya-pate/
A clinical trial begins to test the safety, efficacy and immunogenicity of multiple vaccines.
The Nigerian government has ordered tighter surveillance at entry points after the NSA reported breaches in Ebola screening protocols amid an imported case Read More: https://punchng.com/ebola-nsa-sounds-fresh-alarm-on-screening/
She was a close family member of the first victim, a man who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Face à l’absence de vaccin approuvé contre la souche Bundibugyo, moins courante que la souche Zaïre, la République démocratique du Congo mise sur plusieurs candidats, dont Tumaini, pour lutter contre le virus meurtrier.
The Ebola outbreak has now spread to four countries across eastern, central and western Africa.
Kenyan health officials said the 65-year-old woman was a close relative of a man who died of Ebola last month. The woman developed symptoms while under quarantine in Nairobi.
Nigeria’s Health Minister says the country’s confirmed Ebola strain is closely related to a case in Kenya, based on genomic analysis, but no direct link is Read More: https://punchng.com/just-in-nigerias-ebola-strain-closely-related-to-kenya-case-minister/
The Osun State Government has resolved to expand public sensitisation on Ebola Virus Disease to prevent the disease from spreading into the state. Read More: https://punchng.com/ebola-osun-to-expand-sensitisation-plans-awareness-jingles/
Read the evening recap of top stories, including the identification of an Ebola patient in Nigeria and 24 states approving the state police amendment. Read More: https://punchng.com/evening-recap-ebola-patient-identified-24-states-back-state-police-other-top-stories/
Un studiu clinic de amploare menit să evalueze vaccinurile împotriva virusului Ebola Bundibugyo a început vineri în estul Republicii Democratice Congo (RDC), primii participanți fiind vaccinați în contextul în care țara se confruntă cu cel mai mare focar înregistrat vreodată al virusului, notează Xinhua.
The Federal Government has ordered stricter enforcement of Ebola screening protocols at all points of entry into Nigeria to prevent cross-border transmissi Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-orders-tighter-ebola-screening-at-nigerias-entry-points/
<img src="https://www.srf.ch/static/cms/images//320ws/7405c9.webp" hspace="5" align="left" >Eine Schweizerin ist in Nigeria an Ebola erkrankt. Was der Fall für die Region bedeutet und wie es weitergehen könnte.
Volksgezondheidsorganisatie CDC van de Afrikaanse Unie onderzoekt hoe het ebolavirus in Nigeria terecht is gekomen. Het land in West-Afrika meldde deze week de eerste ebolabesmetting . Tot nu toe waren op het Afrikaanse continent enkel Centraal- en Oost-Afrika geraakt, met de Democratische Republiek Congo als epicentrum. De besmette vrouw die nu in een zieke
<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
Nigeria this week recorded its first case of Ebola in the current outbreak, which has spread from the epicenter in Congo to several other African countries.
A Ugandan-born woman, married to a Swiss diplomat, has tested positive for Ebola in Nigeria after a trip to Uganda, marking the country’s first case in a d Read More: https://punchng.com/ebola-patient-in-nigeria-is-swiss-diplomats-wife-report/
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