3 days ago · Uganda
Ebola: Swiss government says Nigeria’s patient likely contracted virus in Uganda
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. Premium Times Nigeria and The Straits Times World are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Uganda. The first report grouped here was at 22 Oct 2026, 12:41 UTC. 6 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Ebola: Swiss government says Nigeria’s patient likely contracted virus in Uganda”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
However, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said they had not received verified information that the woman travelled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where the current Ebola outbreak began.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Straits Times World
- New development reported by The Straits Times World
Ebola patient in Nigeria believed to have contracted disease in Uganda, Switzerland says
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
WHO, Africa CDC say Nigeria Ebola patient not confirmed to have visited Congo
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
WHO was not told Nigeria's Ebola patient travelled to Congo, as Uganda has said
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
WHO was not told that Nigeria's Ebola patient travelled to Congo, official says
- Picked up by Premium Times Nigeria
Ebola: Swiss government says Nigeria’s patient likely contracted virus in Uganda
Same story, different outlets
2 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- Premium Times NigeriaEbola: Swiss government says Nigeria’s patient likely contracted virus in Uganda
- The Straits TimesWHO says not informed Nigeria Ebola patient visited Congo