Swiss Diplomat's Wife Tests Positive for Ebola in Nigeria
A 42-year-old Ugandan-born woman, the wife of a Swiss diplomat based in Abuja, tested positive for Ebola on October 20, marking Nigeria's first confirmed case in over a decade. The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs reported that she likely contracted the virus during a trip to Uganda approximately two weeks prior.
She had been experiencing symptoms for about a week before her diagnosis and was hospitalized in a private clinic in Abuja. Her husband, who traveled with her, is currently in isolation but has not shown any symptoms.
Health authorities are investigating her movements to determine the source of her infection, which remains unclear. Ugandan officials indicated she traveled to the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo before passing through Uganda, but this has not been verified by the World Health Organisation or the Africa CDC.
The woman returned to Abuja on October 3 after being in Uganda from September 16. Investigators are working to identify health facilities she visited after developing symptoms.
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