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Author: Wilson N, Blakely T, Baker MG, Eichner M. The investigators used simulation modeling to predict the likelihood of COVID-19 breakouts in COVID19-free settings as a result of merchant ship workers infected at the point of origin taking shore leave. Their findings may help policymakers make decisions about crew shore leave laws and the adoption …

Estimating the risk of outbreaks of COVID-19 associated with shore leave by merchant ship crews: simulation studies for New Zealand. 2021;134(1529). Read More »

Author: Stamatakis CE, Rice ME, Washburn FM, Krohn KJ, Bannerman M, Regan JJ. Summary: From January 2010 to December 2014, the authors conducted a descriptive study of mandated maritime illness and death reports of probable diagnoses and requested notifications to the CDC’s Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, which operates the CDC’s Quarantine Stations.Individual maritime …

Maritime illness and death reporting and public health response, United States, 2010–2014. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2017 Sep;19:16–21. Read More »

Author: Riddle MS, Smoak BL, Thornton SA, Bresee JS, Faix DJ, Putnam SD. Summary: This is a preliminary examination of suspected infectious gastrointestinal illness outbreaks onboard US Navy ships in the Middle East. This is the first study to quantify the rate of outbreaks, and it should spur further research employing methodology tailored to detecting, …

Epidemic infectious gastrointestinal illness aboard U.S. Navy ships deployed to the Middle East during peacetime operations – 2000–2001. BMC Gastroenterol. 2006 Dec;6(1):9. Read More »

Author: Mulić R, Radošević J, Vidan P, Poljak NK. Summary: The threat of infectious diseases to seafarers varies according to the type and trade of ship. On cruise ships and passenger ships, the risks of COVID 19 and other respiratory illnesses, as well as food poisoning, are higher than on cargo ships. According to current …

Infectious Risks on Different Types of Ships with Reference to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Trans Marit Sci. 2022 Apr 20;11(1):286–93. Read More »

Author: Minooee A, Rickman LS. Summary: The authors list some of the previously reported outbreaks of gastrointestinal disorders, their causal agents, and possible mechanisms of transmission on cruise ships, as well as respiratory illnesses such as diphtheria, legionnaire’s disease, rubella, and influenza. This paper summarizes several potential infections that may pose a threat to all …

Infectious Diseases on Cruise Ships. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 1999;29(4):737–43. Read More »

Author: Lin YC, Chen MY, Liu MC, Lin YJ, Lin YH, Kuo JS, et al. Summary: The paper describes the on-board quarantine measures implemented by Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center on a cruise ship docked at the Port of Keelung, Taiwan, on February 8, 2020. Quarantine officers, medical professionals, and administrative staff conducted fever screening …

Quarantine measures for coronavirus disease 2019 on a cruise ship, Taiwan, February 2020. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2020 Oct;99:298–300. Read More »

Author: Cardoso CW, Souza MMDS, Teles ACVDS, Argibay HD, Reis OBD, Pereira FM, et al. Summary: The authors report eight SARS-CoV-2 occurrences in 2021 aboard various types of non-cruise vessels anchored in Salvador, Bahia, northeastern Brazil. Overall, the risk of SARS-CoV-2-infected crew members developing signs and symptoms associated with COVID-19 was significantly lower among those …

COVID-19 outbreaks among crew members in non-cruise vessels anchoring in Salvador, Brazil, 2021. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2022;117:e220114. Read More »

Author: Brewster RK, Sundermann A, Boles C. Summary: In response to COVID-19, cruise ships and the CDC swiftly implemented protection measures to prevent the disease’s spread, such as No Sail Orders and comprehensive interim guidance. To mitigate risk and enhance preparedness for future disease outbreaks, more robust preventive measures should be considered moving forward. These …

Lessons learned for COVID-19 in the cruise ship industry. Toxicol Ind Health. 2020 Sep;36(9):728–35. Read More »