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CDC issues Ebola guidelines for U.S. funeral homes

The Centers for Disease Control has issued guidelines to U.S. funeral homes on how to handle the remains of Ebola patients.

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September 30, 2014

CBS46 News has confirmed the Centers for Disease Control has issued guidelines to U.S. funeral homes on how to handle the remains of Ebola patients. If the outbreak of the potentially deadly virus is in West Africa, why are funeral homes in America being given guidelines?

Alysia English is Executive Director of the Georgia Funeral Directors Association, the oldest and largest funeral association in Georgia.

Georgia is comprised of 700 funeral homes and 2,000 funeral directors.

CBS46 asked English if Georgians should be alarmed by these guidelines.

“Absolutely not. In fact, if they weren’t hearing about it, they should be a whole lot more concerned,” said English.