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Nigeria Ebola patient, spouse arrive at Swiss hospitals

A woman living in Nigeria who was infected with Ebola and her Swiss diplomat spouse have been admitted to hospitals in Switzerland, Swiss authorities say. She is being treated in Geneva, while her husband, a close contact with no symptoms, is isolated in Zurich. Swiss authorities say the situation poses no risk to public health in Switzerland. Nigeria's health minister says the woman is stable and her condition is improving. Investigators will travel to Nigeria to examine how she caught the virus, as she may have been infected in Uganda.

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Kenya announces second Ebola death

Kenya has announced a second Ebola death, a 65-year-old woman who was a close relative of the first patient. She developed symptoms while in quarantine and died on Friday evening in Nairobi. Her family has been notified, and the health ministry will arrange a safe burial with relatives. Seven other Ebola patients are receiving treatment at two isolation facilities, and no new infections have been reported. In Nigeria, a woman who travelled from Uganda tested positive for the virus after returning to Abuja.

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Nigeria reports first Ebola case in a decade

Nigeria has reported its first Ebola case in about a decade. A foreign woman living in the capital, Abuja, tested positive after arriving from Uganda. Officials say she is in isolation and receiving medical care. Health authorities are tracing 44 contacts, mostly healthcare workers and her husband, and passengers on her flights. Nigeria says it contained Ebola in 2014. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is battling a major outbreak, with more than 9000 cases and over 4000 deaths.

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