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A new interesting article has been published in MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Mar 27; 69(12):347-352. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6912e3. and titled:

Public Health Responses to COVID-19 Outbreaks on Cruise Ships – Worldwide, February-March 2020.

Authors of this article are:

Moriarty LF, Plucinski MM, Marston BJ, Kurbatova EV, Knust B, Murray EL, Pesik N, Rose D, Fitter D, Kobayashi M, Toda M, Canty PT, Scheuer T, Halsey ES, Cohen NJ, Stockman L, Wadford DA, Medley AM, Green G, Regan JJ, Tardivel K, White S, Brown C, Morales C, Yen C, Wittry B, Freeland A, Naramore S, Novak RT, Daigle D, Weinberg M, Acosta A, Herzig C, Kapella BK, Jacobson KR, Lamba K, Ishizumi A, Sarisky J, Svendsen E, Blocher T, Wu C, Charles J, Wagner R, Stewart A, Mead PS, Kurylo E, Campbell S, Murray R, Weidle P, Cetron M, Friedman CR; CDC Cruise Ship Response Team; California Department of Public Health COVID- Team; Solano County COVID- Team.

A summary of the article is shown below:

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.

Check out the article’s website on Pubmed for more information:

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This article is a good source of information and a good way to become familiar with topics such as: COVID-19; SARS-COV-2; 2019-nCoV; Coronavirus.

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