Guidance

Ebola: advice for funeral industry, coroners offices and pathology departments

Guidance and advice for the funeral industry and coroner’s offices on handling the remains of Ebola-infected people and their possessions.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 24 December 2014
• Last updated: 13 February 2015 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 21 June 2018

This document was withdrawn in June 2018. For current advice on Ebola, see the Ebola collection.

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[Withdrawn] Ebola: information for the funeral industry, coroners' offices and pathology departments

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Details

This guidance was written during the 2014 to 2015 Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

This document contains advice and guidance for staff working in the funeral industry, coroner’s offices and pathology departments on Ebola virus disease (EVD), including:

• transmission
• national guidance on handling the remains of Ebola-infected people and their possessions
• risk from infected human remains
• clinical risk assessment
• post-mortem examination
• disposal of the remains of those suspected to have died from (or with) Ebola
• embalming or hygienic preparation
• viewing of the deceased and funeral arrangements

Published 24 December 2014
Last updated 13 February 2015 + show all updates

1. 13 February 2015

   Updated guidance.

2. 24 December 2014

   First published.