Maritime varicella illness and death reporting, U.S., 2010–2015

Rice, Marion E.; Bannerman, Millicent; Marin, Mona; Lopez, Adriana; Lewis, Melissa; Stamatakis, Caroline; Regan, Joanna J.

doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2018.04.001

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“…The four record reviews of surveillance data were undertaken between 2005 and 2015, for periods of six months, two years, and five years, the latter being for two reviews (Table 4). One review was of cruise ship medical logbooks from 34 cruise ships sailing into north America, 2009–2010 [38], one of cruise and cargo ship reports to Hamburg Port Health, Germany from world-wide cruises, November 2007 to April 2008 [39] and two of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention national database of cruise ships sailing in US waters, 2005–2009 [40,41].…”

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A Systematic Review for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases on Ships: Evidence for Cross-Border Transmission and for Pre-Employment Immunization Need

Mouchtouri

Lewis

Hadjichristodoulou

2019

IJERPH

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A literature review was conducted to identify evidence of cases and outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) that have been reported from on board ships and the methods applied on board for prevention and control, worldwide, in 1990 to April 2019. Moreover, evidence from seroprevalence studies for the same diseases were also included. The literature review was conducted according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews (PRISMA) guidelines. A total of 1795 cases (115 outbreaks, 7 case reports) were identified, the majority were among crew (1466/1795, 81.7%) and were varicella cases (1497, 83.4%). The origin of crew cases was from sub-tropical countries in many reports. Measles (40 cases, 69% among crew), rubella (47, 88.7%), herpes zoster (9, 69.2%) and varicella cases (1316, 87.9%) were more frequent among crew. Mumps cases were equal among passengers and crew (22/22). Hepatitis A (73/92, 70.3%), meningococcal meningitis (16/29, 44.8%), and pertussis (9/9) were more frequent among passengers. Two outbreaks resulted in 262 secondary measles cases on land. Review results were used to draft a new chapter for prevention and control of VPDs in the European Manual for Hygiene Standards and Communicable Disease Surveillance on Passenger Ships. Despite past and current evidence for cross-border VPD transmission and maritime occupational risks, documented pre-employment examination of immune status, vaccination of seafarers, and travel advice to passengers are not yet regulated.

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A Systematic Review for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases on Ships: Evidence for Cross-Border Transmission and for Pre-Employment Immunization Need

Mouchtouri

Lewis

Hadjichristodoulou

2019

IJERPH

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“…The international composition of the ship's population and the enclosed environment are conducive to the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, rubella and chickenpox among passengers [46] . A review of these cases reveals that most varicella patients are crew members [47] . These crew members are usually from tropical areas where varicella immunity was acquired in childhood or early adulthood, or no varicella vaccination program [47] .…”

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“…A review of these cases reveals that most varicella patients are crew members [47] . These crew members are usually from tropical areas where varicella immunity was acquired in childhood or early adulthood, or no varicella vaccination program [47] . Cruise lines should ensure that crew members are immune to these diseases [48] , and should consider whether it is a cost-effective option to screen crew members for varicella, measles and other diseases and vaccinate them before placement [47] , [48] .…”

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How to control cruise ship disease risk? Inspiration from the research literature

Meng

Tong

2021

Marine Policy

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The COVID-19 pandemic once brought the global cruise industry to a standstill. This has led to the realization that the development of viable disease risk management policies and measures will guarantee the sustainability of cruise tourism. The purpose of this study is to identify and develop a framework for risk management of cruise ship disease based on the research literature of cruise diseases in the Web of Science from 1996 to 2019. The study analyzed the characteristics of the literature researchers, the relationships between their research institutions organizations, the main cruise ship disease cases and measures. Based on the discussion of COVID-19 on cruise ships，risk management factors of cruise ship diseases were proposed，which include the port country's epidemic prevention capacity, the mode of disease transmission, the relevant regulations on international public health disposal, the design and construction of cruise ships, the medical and health conditions on cruise ships, and the characteristics of cruise tourism activities. A timeline and system framework for cruise ship disease risk management is proposed. A special "maritime mobile community prevention and control system" should be established, and a cooperation mechanism consisting of the government, non-governmental organizations, trade groups and industry experts should be established. The port should be capable of border isolation, detection and establishment of temporary shelter hospitals. At the same time, big data technologies such as disease tracking, investigation and health data are also important components of the risk management system.

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“…взрослых. Уровень инфицированности населения, определяемый на основании обнаружения вирусоспецифических антител класса IgG, составляет 15,5% у детей в возрасте от 9 мес до 4 лет, а у молодых людей 20-29 лет достигает 75,9% [2]. По данным Центра по контролю и профилактике заболеваний (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, США -CDC) в большинстве экономически развитых стран мира заболеваемость ветряной оспой снижается в результате проведения активной плановой вакцинации населения [3].…”

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Chicken pox and pregnancy: risks to mother and fetus. Ways to solve the problem

Кольцова

Домонова

Сильвейстрова

et al. 2021

Ross. vestn. perinatol. pediatr.

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Chickenpox is a common disease leading to a large number of clinical manifestations, ranging from mild spontaneously resolving forms to severe complicated cases requiring hospitalization and parenteral therapy. Despite the fact that this infection is benign in the majority of cases, it can lead to disseminated life-threatening processes in pregnant women and unimmunized newborns infected during the perinatal period, as well as it can cause intrauterine death and fetal abnormalities.Currently, there are no unified therapeutic approaches in the management of pregnant women with chickenpox. The nature and severity of infection in children depends on the moment of infection (before or after birth, intrapartum), the immune status of the mother against the human herpesvirus type 3 (HHV-3), the gestational age of the fetus and the presence of concomitant conditions.

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Maritime varicella illness and death reporting, U.S., 2010–2015

Abstract: Varicella vaccination as appropriate for susceptible travelers, particularly crew members, before maritime travel may decrease risk of varicella infection and prevent outbreaks on ships.

Cited by 7 publications

References 14 publications

A Systematic Review for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases on Ships: Evidence for Cross-Border Transmission and for Pre-Employment Immunization Need

A Systematic Review for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases on Ships: Evidence for Cross-Border Transmission and for Pre-Employment Immunization Need

How to control cruise ship disease risk? Inspiration from the research literature

Chicken pox and pregnancy: risks to mother and fetus. Ways to solve the problem

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