Gastrointestinal Illness Cruise Ships

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Gastrointestinal illness cruise ships. The use of onshore caterers for off-ship excursions has previously been reported as a risk factor for gastrointestinal illness amongst cruise ship passengers. Come down with norovirus every year. On 92 of the cruises the recorded incidence of gastrointestinal illness was 1 or less.

Following investigations in 1972-1973 of outbreaks of enteric disease on cruise ships using American ports a surveillance system was established which required that 24 hours before arrival in port each ship report the number of persons with diarrheal illness seen by the ships physician during the cruise. The majority of infections on cruise ships involve respiratory and gastrointestinal infections which account for up to 29 and 10 of recorded illnesses on cruise ships respectively. The symptoms seem to suggest norovirus a highly contagious condition that has been responsible for gastrointestinal cruise ship outbreaks in the past.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC reports that 20 million people on land in the US. Incorrectly Called the Cruise Ship Disease. Advice about preventive measures of respiratory and gastrointestinal infections and influenza vaccination was given to passengers and crew.

The number of people hit with a gastrointestinal illness on a Royal Caribbean International cruise ship has swelled to nearly 500 a company spokeswoman. The US Centers for Disease Control and Preventions Vessel Sanitation Program working with the cruise industry conducts ship inspections provides public. Following investigations in 1972-1973 of outbreaks of enteric disease on cruise ships using American ports a surveillance system was established which required that 24 hours before arrival in port each ship report the number of persons with diarrheal illness seen by the ships physician during the cruise.

4 Reports of gastrointestinal symptoms aboard cruise ships are common. When the programme began none of the cruise ships passed periodic VSP sanitation inspections. When 2 or more of the passengers or crew have gastrointestinal illness.

Celebrity Solstice which carries almost 3000 passengers is the leading ship of the Solstice-class of cruise ships and has confirmed multiple cases of gastrointestinal illnesses. Dannenberg AL Yashuk JC Feldman RA. 16 rows CDC reports 28 of 327 856passengers and 8 of 290 276 crew have reported.