Ebola: Evacuated Index Patient’s Test Results Near Baseline — FG

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has said that the index case of Nigeria’s imported Ebola virus disease has shown significant clinical improvement, with laboratory test results approaching baseline levels.
The minister disclosed this on his X handle on Monday morning, providing an update on the patient following her evacuation to Switzerland.
Pate said the patient was stable, conscious and communicating, but cautioned that her improved condition did not necessarily mean she was no longer infectious.
“I confirm that, with my approval, earlier this morning, the index case for Nigeria’s first imported Ebola virus disease departed Abuja fo...