Louisiana Attorney General Attempting To Stop Buried Incinerated Ebola Ashes

Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell is attempting to get a temporary restraining order which will block the incinerated ashes of items from Dallas Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan, who died last week from the deadly virus at Texas Presbyterian Health Center. Duncan was the first person in the United States to be diagnosed with Ebola.

The items were incinerated at a facility in Port Arthur, Texas and scheduled to be buried at a landfill site in Carlyss, which is located near Lake Charles. Caldwell believes that the blocking and transportation of these items will be best for the people of Louisiana even though it is unclear if the contaminated items still pose a health threat.

Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that the items belonging to Duncan were disposed of properly. The Ebola infected items are no longer infectious and there should be no concern with their disposal in a landfill. The disease is spread through contact with an infected persons blood or bodily fluids. Therefore the incinerated items should be safe for disposal.