Key facts
- Geneva University Hospitals said the cantonal physician authorized the patient's release on November 11, 2026.
- The woman, who is Ugandan-born, and her husband, a Swiss diplomat, were flown from Nigeria to Switzerland in late October.
- The outbreak is driven by the rare Bundibugyo species, for which there are no approved treatments or vaccines, per the report.
- Confirmed cases in the outbreak have surpassed 11,000, making it the second-worst on record, per the report.
- Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya previously told Reuters experts will investigate how the patient caught the virus.
A Swiss woman who was treated for Ebola in Geneva after being medically evacuated from Nigeria has been released from Geneva University Hospitals (HUG), the hospital said in a statement sent to Reuters on November 12.
"After the medical team confirmed her full recovery, the cantonal physician authorized the patient being treated for Ebola virus disease to leave the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) on November 11, 2026," HUG stated.
The Ugandan-born woman infected with the Bundibugyo species of the virus and her husband, a Swiss diplomat, were flown from Nigeria to hospitals in Switzerland in late October. Officials say she had spent a two-week holiday in Uganda before returning to Abuja, which fuelled concerns about undetected transmission in a country where the outbreak had appeared to be under control.
Health authorities flagged the outbreak in mid-May. It is driven by the rare Bundibugyo species, for which there are no approved treatments or vaccines, and has now been reported in East, Central and West Africa. With the number of confirmed cases now surpassing 11,000, the outbreak is the second-worst on record, according to the report.
Experts will investigate how the patient caught the virus, Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya previously told Reuters.