Ebola case and close contact receiving treatment in Switzerland

Oct 26, 2026, 4:39 PM · Bundesklar Redaktion

The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) has been informed of a person infected with the Bundibugyo Ebola virus, who is currently being treated at the University Hospital of Geneva (HUG). Her husband is currently in isolation at the University Hospital of Zurich (USZ). They were transported to Switzerland by a medical evacuation flight from Nigeria and are Swiss citizens. HUG and USZ are prepared for such cases and can care for both affected persons. The safety of both the staff and all patients is ensured. There is no danger to the Swiss population as a result.

From the FOPH press release

FOPH is in close coordination with the University Hospitals of Geneva and Zurich as well as with the authorities of both cantons and is coordinating with them on an ongoing basis.

Since 2019, there have been two reference hospitals in Switzerland set up for the treatment of diseases such as Ebola: the University Hospital of Zurich and the University Hospital of Geneva. They have the necessary infrastructure (isolation wards) and trained medical staff to admit patients affected by these diseases.

The Ebola virus causes a severe viral infectious disease. Transmission occurs through close contact with a patient showing symptoms or with an infected animal.

In a phone call with Nigeria's Minister of Health, Muhammad Ali Pate, Federal Councillor Elisabeth Baume-Schneider personally expressed her appreciation. She thanks the medical staff and treating physicians in Nigeria for the good care of the Swiss citizens, as well as the Nigerian authorities and WHO for the close cooperation that made the repatriation possible.

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Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH): "Ebola-Fall und Kontaktperson in Behandlung in der Schweiz", press release of 26 October 2026. In the German original of this article, the title, lead, and preceding text passages are verbatim excerpts from this official release; the English versions presented here are translations. Their statements are attributable to FOPH. https://www.admin.ch/de/newnsb/hKpTLMT8HgXi

Ebola case and close contact receiving treatment in Switzerland

From the FOPH press release

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