NCDC Reports Ebola Patient Discharged from Swiss Hospital

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) announced that a woman who tested positive for the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Nigeria has recovered and been discharged from a hospital in Switzerland. Dr Jide Idris, the Director-General of NCDC, reported this on November 13, 2026, in Abuja.

The patient was medically evacuated to Switzerland on October 26, 2026, after initially being treated in Nigeria. Upon arrival, she tested positive for the virus but later recovered and tested negative.

Nigeria confirmed the Ebola case on October 20, 2026, leading to a national emergency response and contact tracing. The monitoring period for all 62 contacts linked to the index case has been completed, with the last contact discharged on November 13, 2026.

None of the contacts developed the disease. Idris emphasized that Nigeria must remain vigilant against Ebola, particularly due to ongoing cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and that the National Emergency Operations Centre remains activated.