A patient who got sick on a plane that landed on Thursday afternoon in Birmingham is not believed to be at risk for the Ebola virus, according to Birmingham health and fire officials, reports al.com.
The passenger got sick on a United Airlines flight and was suffering from nausea and vomiting, Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service Battalion Chief C.W. Mardis said. After the passenger’s history was evaluated by Jefferson County Public Health Officer Dr. Mark Wilson, it was determined that he was not at risk of having the Ebola virus.
Birmingham firefighters arrived in hazardous material protective gear and set up a command post after a passenger on-board a flight that arrived at the Shuttlesworth-International Airport showed “signs of symptoms of Ebola.” Assistant Chief Tim Love said the fire department wanted to take no chances after a recent Ebola death in Texas.
All passengers and crew were told to remain on the plane, but they have now been released. The airport is back to normal operations.
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