Guidance

West Africa Ebola outbreak: guidance to UK ports and shipping operators

Guidelines on minimising risks to seafarers, port workers and passengers from the West Africa Ebola outbreak.

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This document was withdrawn in June 2018.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

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[Withdrawn] West Africa Ebola outbreak: guidance to UK ports and shipping operators, December 2014

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

Offers general guidance for minimising the risk to:

  • seafarers
  • port workers
  • passengers
  • others in the maritime environment

from the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa.

Published 10 October 2014
Last updated 9 December 2014 + show all updates
  1. New maritime guidance includes additional information on what PHE is doing to screen shipping from affected countries.

  2. First published.