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On October 26, Nigeria evacuated its first Ebola patient in over a decade via a medical flight from Abuja's Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, according to Arise TV. The patient is a Ugandan woman married to a Swiss diplomat stationed in Abuja. Nigerian and Swiss officials did not provide immediate comment on the evacuation.

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On October 26, Nigeria's first Ebola patient in over a decade—a Ugandan-born woman married to a Swiss diplomat based in Abuja—was medically evacuated from the country on a flight that departed from Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport. According to Arise TV and Reuters, she was flown directly to Switzerland for treatment at Geneva University Hospitals due to her infection with the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola.

Swiss authorities confirmed that while the infected woman is receiving medical care in Geneva, her husband has been placed under isolation in Zurich. The case marks Nigeria's re-emergence into dealing with an Ebola outbreak after a long period without any reported cases. Both Nigerian health officials and the Swiss foreign ministry did not immediately provide further details or comments regarding this evacuation.

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Nigeria's Ebola patient flew out of the country on a medical evacuation flight on Monday morning, local station Arise TV reported.

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Nigeria's Ebola patient medically evacuated from country, Arise TV reports asserted

TV → evacuate → country

Nigeria's Ebola patient flew out of the country on a medical evacuation flight on Monday morning, local station Arise TV reported. asserted

TV → fly → morning

The patient is the Ugandan-born wife of a Swiss diplomat based in Abuja and Nigeria's first Ebola case in more than a decade. asserted

patient → bear → decade

Arise TV said the woman's medical evacuation flight had departed from Abuja's Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport. asserted

flight → say → Airport

Nigerian health authorities and the Swiss foreign ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment. asserted

authorities → respond → comment