Public Health Responses to COVID-19 Outbreaks on Cruise Ships - Worldwide, February-March 2020
| Autor: | Leah F, Moriarty, Mateusz M, Plucinski, Barbara J, Marston, Ekaterina V, Kurbatova, Barbara, Knust, Erin L, Murray, Nicki, Pesik, Dale, Rose, David, Fitter, Miwako, Kobayashi, Mitsuru, Toda, Paul T, Cantey, Tara, Scheuer, Eric S, Halsey, Nicole J, Cohen, Lauren, Stockman, Debra A, Wadford, Alexandra M, Medley, Gary, Green, Joanna J, Regan, Kara, Tardivel, Stefanie, White, Clive, Brown, Christina, Morales, Cynthia, Yen, Beth, Wittry, Amy, Freeland, Sara, Naramore, Ryan T, Novak, David, Daigle, Michelle, Weinberg, Anna, Acosta, Carolyn, Herzig, Bryan K, Kapella, Kathleen R, Jacobson, Katherine, Lamba, Atsuyoshi, Ishizumi, John, Sarisky, Erik, Svendsen, Tricia, Blocher, Christine, Wu, Julia, Charles, Riley, Wagner, Andrea, Stewart, Paul S, Mead, Elizabeth, Kurylo, Stefanie, Campbell, Rachel, Murray, Paul, Weidle, Martin, Cetron, Cindy R, Friedman, Jayleen, Richards |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Epidemiology Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Cruise Pneumonia Viral Crew Global Health 01 natural sciences Disease Outbreaks 03 medical and health sciences Betacoronavirus 0302 clinical medicine Health Information Management Risk Factors Environmental health Pandemic Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Full Report 0101 mathematics China Ships Aged Transmission (medicine) business.industry SARS-CoV-2 Public health 010102 general mathematics technology industry and agriculture Outbreak COVID-19 General Medicine Middle Aged United States Public Health Practice Female business Coronavirus Infections Travel-Related Illness |
| Zdroj: | Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report |
| ISSN: | 1545-861X |
| Popis: | An estimated 30 million passengers are transported on 272 cruise ships worldwide each year* (1). Cruise ships bring diverse populations into proximity for many days, facilitating transmission of respiratory illness (2). SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and has since spread worldwide to at least 187 countries and territories. Widespread COVID-19 transmission on cruise ships has been reported as well (3). Passengers on certain cruise ship voyages might be aged ≥65 years, which places them at greater risk for severe consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection (4). During February-March 2020, COVID-19 outbreaks associated with three cruise ship voyages have caused more than 800 laboratory-confirmed cases among passengers and crew, including 10 deaths. Transmission occurred across multiple voyages of several ships. This report describes public health responses to COVID-19 outbreaks on these ships. COVID-19 on cruise ships poses a risk for rapid spread of disease, causing outbreaks in a vulnerable population, and aggressive efforts are required to contain spread. All persons should defer all cruise travel worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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