1 | Officials say a quarantine is in place at a Birmingham home because of a possible Ebola case. |
2 | Edward Khan of the Jefferson County Health Department says the patient is being treated at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital after developing symptoms and notifying authorities. |
3 | Khan says the patient recently traveled to a country with Ebola cases, but he didn't identify the country or name the patient. |
4 | Khan says the patient didn't have direct contact with anyone known to have Ebola and is considered "low risk" for the disease. |
5 | He says the patient is being tested and results will be released Wednesday. |
6 | Police say two family members of the patient have been asked to stay inside their home on Birmingham's southwest side. |
7 | Lt. Joe Roberts says home is cordoned off and officers are guarding it. |