Swiss Ebola patient repatriated to Geneva hospital
A Swiss woman who tested positive for Ebola while in Nigeria was flown back to Switzerland on a Rega ambulance jet that landed in Zurich and was then transferred to the University Hospital in Geneva, where she is being treated in a dedicated high‑containment unit. Her husband, who travelled with her, is being held in isolation at the University Hospital Zurich. Several dozen contacts have been identified and are under observation.
Swiss health officials have confirmed the patient is being cared for by specially trained staff in the national treatment centres. An expert team is being dispatched to Nigeria to investigate how the Bundibugyo strain entered the country.
Why it matters
The case highlights Switzerland's capacity to handle rare, high‑risk infectious diseases.
How this story developed
- Oct 10 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo claims thousands of lives and spreads to Uganda
- Oct 16 A relative of Kenya's first Ebola patient tested positive while in quarantine.
- Oct 20 Nigeria confirmed its first Ebola case.
- Oct 21 The outbreak that began in the Democratic Republic of Congo in May has now reached Nigeria, marking the broadest geographic spread of Ebola.
- Oct 22 The Nigerian patient’s condition progressed to multi‑organ failure, prompting intensive care.
- Oct 23 Kenya records second Ebola fatality.
- Oct 26 The patient was repatriated to Switzerland for treatment.
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