Cruise Ship Respiratory Infection 2019

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Cruise ship respiratory infection 2019. We investigated the clinical course of individuals with 2019 novel coronavirus disease COVID-19 who were transferred from the Diamond Princess cruise ship to 12 local hospitals. Therefore pre-travel advice is crucial for passengers and crew regarding respiratory and gastrointestinal infections. Whole-genome sequencing of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SARS-CoV-2 and a networkphylogeny analysis of the outbreak suggested that.

Whole-genome sequencing of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SARS-CoV-2 and a networkphylogeny analysis of the. The most frequently reported cruise ship outbreaks involve respiratory infections GI infections such as norovirus and vaccine-preventable diseases other than influenza such as varicella chickenpox. On February 5 2020 the Diamond Princess cruise ship was put underquarantineoffshore Yokohama Japan after a passenger who disembarked in Hong Kong was confirmed to have coro-navirus disease 2019.

The COVID-19 pandemic spread to a number of cruise ships with the nature of such ships including crowded semi-enclosed areas increased exposure to new environments and limited medical resources contributing to the heightened risk and rapid spread of the disease. A Case-patient 1 a 35-year-old female who worked on the ship as a restaurant server. Death rates for cruise ship passengers most often from cardiovascular events range from 06 to 98 deaths per million passenger-nights.

CDC interim recommendations for ships about the Coronavirus Disease-2019 in China on how to reduce the spread evaluating and managing sick passengers when boarding and onboard managing passengers and crew after exposure and. While this most recent inspection may be an outlier the CDC investigates an average of 12 to 13 gastrointestinal disease outbreaks on. Fever and sudden onset of respiratory infection with one or more of the following symptoms.

Cases identified on a cruise ship currently in Japanese territorial waters. B Case-patient 2 a 27-year-old male who worked on the ship as a kitchen cleaner. Of 437 Americans and their travel companions on the ship 114 26 tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SARS-CoV-2.

The crowded and closed environment on the cruise ship was possibly a suitable condition for high transmission of respiratory infections. Diamond Princess Cruise Ship and COVID-19 Infection. We describe the clinical characteristics of the COVID-19 patients.