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Switzerland's foreign ministry said the Ebola patient in Nigeria, the Ugandan-born wife of a Swiss diplomat in Abuja, did not travel to DR Congo. She is believed to have contracted the virus in Uganda. The differing accounts heighten concern about containing the most geographically widespread Ebola outbreak recorded.
Ebola case in Nigeria: Swiss diplomat's wife did not visit DR Congo, officials say ↗Switzerland says the Ebola patient in Nigeria is a diplomat's wife infected in Uganda, contradicting earlier accounts and complicating the search for the source.
French authorities report the first known human Shamonda virus infection in a severely immunocompromised patient who died; ECDC and WHO are monitoring.
At the 77th WHO Western Pacific Regional Committee, member states consider four action plans addressing hypertension, tobacco, immunization and AI.
Supplements in seven Bangla and two English newspapers on 10 October highlighted efforts to strengthen mental health services and reduce stigma.
