Lazzaro Spallanzani Institute, Rome
Zaire ebolavirus · Lazio · verified historical
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Summary
An Italian nurse who had worked in Sierra Leone tested positive after returning home to Sardinia and was treated at the Spallanzani Institute in Rome. He recovered.
Why this matters
Single imported case; demonstrated the European emergency-response architecture established after the Madrid case in 2014.
Sources
- T1 2014-2016 Ebola Outbreak — Case Counts CDC · 2026-05-18