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News Nigeria » Lagos » Health: Swiss woman with Ebola evacuated from Nigeria to Geneva

News channel or source: https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/world/article317778894.html
Published on: Sunday 25 October 2026

Nigeria's Ebola patient left the country on a medical evacuation flight to Switzerland on Monday morning, the health minister said, adding that her clinical condition was much improved.

News Nigeria » Lagos » Health: First Ebola Patients in Nigeria and Kenya Might Have Crossed Paths at Uganda Airport

News channel or source: https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2026-10-22/first-ebola-patients-in-nigeria-and-kenya-might-have-crossed-paths-at-uganda-airport
Published on: Thursday 22 October 2026

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the first Ebola patients confirmed in Kenya and Nigeria might have crossed paths at an airport in Uganda ...

News Nigeria » Lagos » Health: Nigeria Confirms Ebola Case in Abuja as Woman Who Arrived From Uganda Tests Positive

News channel or source: https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2026-10-20/nigeria-records-first-ebola-case-health-authorities-say
Published on: Tuesday 20 October 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria confirmed an Ebola case in its capital, Abuja, on Tuesday after a woman who arrived from Uganda tested positive for the virus, the Health Ministry said.

News Nigeria » Lagos » Health: Nigeria lacks mental health specialists – Lagos govt

News channel or source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/10/nigeria-lacks-mental-health-specialists-lagos-govt/
Published on: Thursday 08 October 2026

Nigeria lacks adequate specialists and facilities to manage mental illnesses, the Lagos State Government has said, calling for a shift towards preventive mental healthcare to address growing mental ...

News Nigeria » Lagos » Health: Nigeria’s first Ebola case matches DR Congo strain, health officials say

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/nigeria-s-first-ebola-case-matches-dr-congo-strain-health-officials-say/ar-AA2fLQtU
Published on: Wednesday 21 October 2026

The Bundibugyo strain outbreak is the DR Congo’s deadliest ever and has now reached West Africa for the first time.

News Nigeria » Lagos » Health: No Ebola Case in Lagos, Govt Says As It Tightens Surveillance At Airport

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/top-stories/no-ebola-case-in-lagos-govt-says-as-it-tightens-surveillance-at-airport/ar-AA2g4FBd
Published on: Sunday 25 October 2026

The Lagos State Government has said no case of Ebola Virus Disease has been recorded in the state, but it is tightening surveillance and preparedness at entry points, including the Murtala Muhammed ...

News Nigeria » Lagos » Health: Nigeria Ebola case linked to virus found in Kenya index case, health minister says

News channel or source: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article317755325.html
Published on: Friday 23 October 2026

Genomic analysis of Nigeria's only confirmed Ebola case shows the virus is closely related to the strain detected in Kenya's index case, Nigeria's health minister Muhammad Ali Pate said on Friday, ...

News Nigeria » Lagos » Health: Ebola Alert Spreads Beyond Nigeria

News channel or source: https://www.riotimesonline.com/ebola-nigeria-cameroon-madagascar-response-2026
Published on: Monday 26 October 2026

Cameroon, Benin and Madagascar tighten Ebola checks after Nigeria's first case on 20 October 2026, and none has recorded a case.

News Nigeria » Lagos » Health: Nigeria reports first Ebola case in a decade in woman who arrived from Uganda

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/nigeria-reports-first-ebola-case-in-a-decade-in-woman-who-arrived-from-uganda/ar-AA2fJDcf
Published on: Wednesday 21 October 2026

By Elisha Bala-Gbogbo and Camillus Eboh ABUJA, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Nigeria reported its first Ebola case in about a decade on Tuesday after a foreign woman living in the capital tested positive for the ...