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  "id": 16184312,
  "title": "Ebola patient in Nigeria is Swiss diplomat’s wife — Report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/ebola-patient-in-nigeria-is-swiss-diplomats-wife-report",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-23T12:34:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/ebola-patient-in-nigeria-is-swiss-diplomats-wife-report/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nigeria has confirmed its first Ebola case in over a decade, with the patient being the wife of a Swiss diplomat residing in Abuja. The 42-year-old woman, who was born in Uganda, tested positive for the virus on October 20 after displaying symptoms for about a week. According to Switzerland's Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, she is believed to have contracted the virus while traveling to Uganda around two weeks prior to her diagnosis. Her husband, who traveled with her, is currently in isolation but has not shown any symptoms. The source of her infection remains unclear, as health authorities continue to investigate her movements and potential exposure. Ugandan officials claim she visited the Democratic Republic of Congo before passing through Uganda, but the World Health Organization and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention have not received any verified information supporting this claim. Health authorities are working to establish the woman's movements and identify individuals who might have been exposed to the virus.",
  "summary": "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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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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