Guidance

Bloodborne viruses: managing risk in bomb blast victims

Guidance on managing risk of bloodborne viruses (BBVs), such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV, in bomb blast victims.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 23 May 2017
• Last updated: 16 July 2026 — See all updates

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Management of bloodborne virus (BBV) risk in bomb blast victims (hepatitis B, C and HIV)

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This guidance covers:

• assessing risk of transmission of BBVs
• post-exposure interventions for the management of BBVs
• managing potential BBV exposure in bomb blast victims

Published 23 May 2017

Last updated 16 July 2026 — Show all updates

1. 16 July 2026

   Updated and switched to HTML format.

2. 23 May 2017

   First published.