On Tue, 2005-02-08 at 10:54, dr brian crowley wrote: > Just had a bereaved relative asking for a freedom from infection certificate > relating to the deceased so the body can be shipped over to Ireland. Not unreasonable - countries want to know that the deceased didn't die of Anthrax, Smallpox, Tuberculosis, Ebola etc. They are not, I venture to suggest, asking for a certificate of freedom from bacteria or viruses, just a note to say they don't need to receive in a level 4 containment facility a corpse that should have been covered in quicklime and then incinerated as son as possible.