Ebola: Patient zero evacuated from Nigeria for treatment abroad

Nigeria’s index case of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola virus disease has been evacuated abroad for further treatment as health authorities intensify efforts to trace and isolate people who may have been exposed to the infection.
The 42-year-old woman was airlifted from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at about 6am on Monday, October 26, aboard a medical aircraft.
The patient, identified as the wife of a Swiss diplomat, was reportedly transported from Abuja city centre in an ambulance convoy, accompanied by diplomatic vehicles into the airport’s private jet area.
Her evacuation comes as health authorities step up contact tracing to identify people who may have had con...