Uganda ends contact with all 60 individuals linked to a Kenyan Ebola case

Updated 2026-10-25 · told from many outlets at once

Uganda has been declared Ebola-free since August. A Swiss woman tested positive for Ebola in Nigeria on 20 October 2026, after possibly contracting it in Uganda. Kenya reported nine cases, including a death. The Swiss government said the couple visited Uganda but not the DRC and declined to isolate embassy staff.

Uganda has been declared free of Ebola since August.
A confirmed Ebola patient in Nigeria is a Swiss woman.
The Swiss Foreign Ministry stated the patient and her husband recently traveled to Uganda.
The woman reportedly spent about a week at a private clinic in Abuja with symptoms.

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