Author: Christos Hadjichristodoulou, Varvara A. Mouchtouri, Carmen Varela Martinez, Gordon Nichols, Tobias Riemer, Jelena Rabinina, Corien Swan, Nina Pirnat, Ona Sokolova, Elina Kostara, George Rachiotis, Rainer Meilicke, Clara Schlaich, Christopher LR Bartlett,
Summary: This study was conducted within the European SHIPSAN (ship sanitation) project and aims at exploring the legislative framework and current practices related to surveillance of communicable diseases and response aboard passenger ships in Europe.