The Ebola patient in Nigeria, the Ugandan-born wife of a Swiss diplomat based in Abuja, did not travel to Democratic Republic of Congo, the Swiss government told Reuters on Friday, contradicting accounts from Uganda. The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs had told Reuters on Thursday that the woman, whom it identified as a Swiss national, was believed to have contracted Ebola while travelling with her husband in Uganda, where the government says there are no cases. Ugandan authorities have said the woman who fell ill in Nigeria had travelled to eastern Congo, where an Ebola outbreak was declared in mid-May and has since become the fastest-spreading on record. Ebola cases have now been detected in four African countries — Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Nigeria — and the viral infection is confirmed to have killed about 4,700 people, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The World Health Organization said investigations were continuing...
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