{"id":1326,"date":"2026-10-26T09:31:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T09:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/26\/ebola-suspected-index-patient-evacuated-from-nigeria-by-air-ambulance-report\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T09:31:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T09:31:43","slug":"ebola-suspected-index-patient-evacuated-from-nigeria-by-air-ambulance-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/26\/ebola-suspected-index-patient-evacuated-from-nigeria-by-air-ambulance-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Ebola: Suspected index patient evacuated from Nigeria by air ambulance \u2013 Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img width=\"1008\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ebola-Suspected-index-patient-evacuated-from-Nigeria-by-air-ambulance-\u2013-Report.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ebola: Suspected index patient evacuated from Nigeria by air ambulance \u2013 Report\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ebola-Suspected-index-patient-evacuated-from-Nigeria-by-air-ambulance-\u2013-Report.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ebola-index-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ebola-index-768x411.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A woman reportedly identified as Nigeria\u2019s Ebola index patient has been evacuated from the country by air ambulance, according to a report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The medical evacuation reportedly took place early Monday through the private jet section of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to ARISE News, sources had earlier informed the organisation that the woman, reportedly the wife of a Swiss diplomat in Nigeria, would be flown out of the country at about 6 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its crew, deployed to the airport\u2019s General Aviation Terminal, reportedly observed a convoy of ambulances and diplomatic vehicles arriving at the private aviation section.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report said airport officials cordoned off the area, while the news organisation later obtained video footage showing a medical evacuation aircraft and its crew preparing to transport a passenger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It said the circumstances surrounding the evacuation led it to suspect that the passenger was the reported Ebola index patient.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report added that a source indicated the Federal Government would announce the evacuation after the aircraft had taken off and left Nigerian airspace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the report did not include an official confirmation from the Federal Government, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), or airport authorities establishing the passenger\u2019s identity, diagnosis or destination.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The circumstances surrounding the reported evacuation therefore remain subject to official confirmation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/10\/ebola-suspected-index-patient-evacuated-from-nigeria-by-air-ambulance-report\/\">Ebola: Suspected index patient evacuated from Nigeria by air ambulance \u2013 Report<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A woman reportedly identified as Nigeria\u2019s Ebola index patient has been evacuated from the country by air ambulance, according to a report. 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